Executive Order 8324 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8324—Abolishing Customs Collection District No. 48 (Utah and Nevada), Revoking the Designation of Salt Lake City, Utah, as a Customs Port of Entry, and Extending the Limits of Customs Collection District No. 28 (San Francisco) to Include the States of Utah and Nevada

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Monday, January 22, 1940

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1 min read (113 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. 48 (Utah and Nevada), Revoking the Designation of Salt Lake City, Utah, as a Customs Port of Entry, and Extending the Limits of Customs Collection District No. 28 (San Francisco) to Include the States of Utah and Nevada." 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 designation of Salt Lake City, Utah, as a customs port of entry is revoked.

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

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises

Total Words

113

634 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

6.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8324, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 22, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8324-abolishing-customs-collection-district-no-48-utah-and-nevada-revoking.

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. 48 (Utah and Nevada) is abolished. 2. The designation of Salt Lake City, Utah, as a customs port of entry is revoked. 3. The limits of Customs Collection District No. 28 (San Francisco) are extended to include the States of Utah and Nevada. This order shall become effective thirty days from the date hereof. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, January 22, 1940.