Executive Order 8528 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8528—Extending the Limits of the Customs Port of Entry of Kansas City, Missouri, in Customs Collection District Number 45 (St. Louis)

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Tuesday, August 27, 1940

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1 min read (93 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 1940-08-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extending the Limits of the Customs Port of Entry of Kansas City, Missouri, in Customs Collection District Number 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

▪ 2), it is ordered that the limits of the customs port of entry of Kansas City, Missouri, in Customs Collection District Number 45 (St.

▪ Louis), be, and they are hereby, extended to include the territory embracing the municipalities of Kansas City, Kansas, and North Kansas City, Missouri.

▪ 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

535 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

8.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8528, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 27, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8528-extending-the-limits-the-customs-port-entry-kansas-city-missouri.

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 limits of the customs port of entry of Kansas City, Missouri, in Customs Collection District Number 45 (St. Louis), be, and they are hereby, extended to include the territory embracing the municipalities of Kansas City, Kansas, and North Kansas City, Missouri. This order shall become effective thirty days from the date hereof. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, August 27, 1940.