Executive Order 8341 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8341—Revocation of Executive Order No. 8323 of January 22, 1940, 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 (St. Louis)

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Thursday, February 8, 1940

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1 min read (102 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 1940-02-08, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Revocation of Executive Order No. 8323 of January 22, 1940, 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 (St. 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

▪ Louis) to include the State of Arkansas, is hereby revoked.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

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

Total Words

102

626 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

8.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8341, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 8, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8341-revocation-executive-order-no-8323-january-22-1940-abolishing-customs.

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), Executive Order No. 8323 of January 22, 1940, abolishing Customs Collection District No. 43 (Tennessee); revoking the designations of Memphis, Chattanooga, and Nashville, Tennessee, as customs ports of entry; extending the limits of Customs Collection District No. 42 (Kentucky) to include the State of Tennessee; and extending the limits of Customs Collection District No. 45 (St. Louis) to include the State of Arkansas, is hereby revoked. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, February 8, 1940.