Executive Order 9162 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 9162—Designating the Ports of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, and Jobos, Puerto Rico, as Customs Ports of Entry in Customs Collection District No. 49 (Puerto Rico)
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1942-05-13, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Designating the Ports of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, and Jobos, Puerto Rico, as Customs Ports of Entry in Customs Collection District No. 49 (Puerto Rico)." 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 ports of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, and Jobos, Puerto Rico, be, and they are hereby, designated as customs ports of entry in Customs Collection District No.
▪This order shall become effective on the thirtieth day from the date hereof.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises
Total Words
92
513 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
6.9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 9162, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 13, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9162-designating-the-ports-guayanilla-puerto-rico-and-jobos-puerto-rico.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to 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 ports of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, and Jobos, Puerto Rico, be, and they are hereby, designated as customs ports of entry in Customs Collection District No. 49 (Puerto Rico), with headquarters at San Juan, Puerto Rico. This order shall become effective on the thirtieth day from the date hereof. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, May 13, 1942.
