Executive Order 8323 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8323—Abolishing Customs Collection District No. 43 (Tennessee), Revoking the Designations of Memphis, Chattanooga, and Nashville, Tennessee, as Customs Ports of Entry, and Extending the Limits of Customs Collection District No. 42 (Kentucky) and Customs Collection District No. 45 (Saint Louis)

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Monday, January 22, 1940

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1 min read (127 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 1940-01-22, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Abolishing Customs Collection District No. 43 (Tennessee), Revoking the Designations of Memphis, Chattanooga, and Nashville, Tennessee, as Customs Ports of Entry, and Extending the Limits of Customs Collection District No. 42 (Kentucky) and Customs Collection District No. 45 (Saint Louis)." 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 following changes be, and they are hereby, made in the customs field organization: 1.

▪ The designations of Memphis, Chattanooga, and Nashville, Tennessee, as customs ports of entry are revoked.

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

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities

Total Words

127

756 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

6.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8323, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 22, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8323-abolishing-customs-collection-district-no-43-tennessee-revoking-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 of the act of August 1, 1914, 38 Stat. 609, 623 (U.S.C., title 19, sec. 2), it is ordered that the following changes be, and they are hereby, made in the customs field organization: 1. Customs Collection District No. 43 (Tennessee) is abolished. 2. The designations of Memphis, Chattanooga, and Nashville, Tennessee, as customs ports of entry are revoked. 3. The limits of Customs Collection District No. 42 (Kentucky) are extended to include the State of Tennessee. 4. The limits of Customs Collection District No. 45 (Saint Louis) are extended to include the State of Arkansas. This order shall become effective thirty days from the date hereof. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, January 22, 1940.