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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1937-12-03, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extending Limits of Customs Port of Entry of Wilmington, North Carolina." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪15 (North Carolina), are hereby extended to include the Township of Northwest, and those portions of the Townships of Wilmington and Cape Fear which are not included within the corporate limits of the city of Wilmington.
▪This order shall become effective thirty days from this date.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises
Total Words
99
576 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
8
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 7761, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 3, 1937). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7761-extending-limits-customs-port-entry-wilmington-north-carolina.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act of August 1, 1914, 38 Stat. 609, 623 (U.S.C., title 19, sec. 2), the limits of the customs port of entry of Wilmington, North Carolina, in Customs Collection District No. 15 (North Carolina), are hereby extended to include the Township of Northwest, and those portions of the Townships of Wilmington and Cape Fear which are not included within the corporate limits of the city of Wilmington. This order shall become effective thirty days from this date. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, December 3, 1937.
