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Executive Order 1083 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 1083—Tariff of Consular Fees Amended

William Howard Taft William Howard Taft
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Monday, June 7, 1909
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2 min read (348 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President William Howard Taft on 1909-06-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Tariff of Consular Fees Amended." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ The tariff of United States Consular Fees prescribed by the Executive Order of August 13, 1906, to take effect November 1, 1906, is hereby amended as follows: Fee No.
▪ 33 is amended to read as follows: No.
▪ 34 is amended to read as follows: Fee No.
▪ 40 is amended to read as follows: No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
348
2,218 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
7.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 1083, William Howard Taft (Jun 7, 1909). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-1083-tariff-consular-fees-amended.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
The tariff of United States Consular Fees prescribed by the Executive Order of August 13, 1906, to take effect November 1, 1906, is hereby amended as follows: Fee No. 3 is amended to read: No. 3. Extra certificates and declarations as above described, including immigrant's oath (Form No. 128) or declaration for books and household effects under $100 in value (Form No. 214), when issued without an invoice certificate, each........... $1.00 Fee No. 7 is amended to read: No. 7. Scaling cars coming from Canada or Mexico, for each manifest in quintuplicatc with the consul's certificate, including sealing of each car, vessel, bale, barrel, box, or package.........1.00 Fee No. 33 is amended to read as follows: No. 33. Acknowledgment of a deed or power of attorney, or similar service, including one or more signatures, with certificate thereof, for each copy................. 2.00 Fee No. 34 is amended to read as follows: Fee No. 34. Administering any and all oaths required to be made by pensioners and their witnesses in the execution of their pension vouchers, or by persons presenting claims for pensions or increase of pensions and their witnesses, or certifying to the competency of a local official before whom the same were executed............... No fee Fee No. 40 is amended to read as follows: No. 40. Copies. (Carbon copies to be charged for at the same rate as originals.) For the first hundred words or fraction..................... .50 For every additional hundred words or less.......................... .25 Fee No. 41 is amended to read as follows: No. 41. Translations; for every one hundred words or fraction........................... 1.00 Fee No. 43 is prescribed as follows: No. 43. Recording unofficial documents in consulate upon request: For the first hundred words or fraction................................... .50 For every additional hundred words or less.......................... .25 Fee No. 44 is prescribed as follows: No. 44. Any and all services indicated in the above tariff and performed upon written orders of the Department of State for the official use of the Government of the United States...............No fee WM. H. TAFT. THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, D.C., June 7, 1909.