Executive Order 7818 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7818—Designating Port St. Joe, Florida, as a Customs Port of Entry

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Thursday, February 17, 1938

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1 min read (82 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1938-02-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Designating Port St. Joe, Florida, as a Customs Port of Entry." 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

▪ 2), it is ordered that the port of Port St.

▪ Joe, Florida, be, and it is hereby, designated as a customs port of entry in Customs Collection District No.

▪ This order shall become effective thirty days from the date hereof.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises

Total Words

457 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

6.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7818, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 17, 1938). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7818-designating-port-st-joe-florida-customs-port-entry.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

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), it is ordered that the port of Port St. Joe, Florida, be, and it is hereby, designated as a customs port of entry in Customs Collection District No. 18 (Florida), with headquarters at Tampa, Florida. This order shall become effective thirty days from the date hereof. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, February 17, 1938.