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This executive order, signed by President Woodrow Wilson on 1914-08-14, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Relating to Postal Crimes in the Canal Zone." 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
▪By virtue of the authority vested in me, I hereby establish the following order for the Canal Zone: Section 1.
▪The Postal Laws and Regulations of the United States, not locally inapplicable, which define crimes against the Postal Service, and prescribe punishments therefor, are hereby extended to the Canal Zone, and shall be enforceable in the courts of the Canal Zone in the manner and form prescribed for other criminal cases by the Canal Zone laws.
▪This order shall take effect from and after this date.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
96
568 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
12.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 2018, Woodrow Wilson (Aug 14, 1914). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-2018-relating-postal-crimes-the-canal-zone.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me, I hereby establish the following order for the Canal Zone: Section 1. The Postal Laws and Regulations of the United States, not locally inapplicable, which define crimes against the Postal Service, and prescribe punishments therefor, are hereby extended to the Canal Zone, and shall be enforceable in the courts of the Canal Zone in the manner and form prescribed for other criminal cases by the Canal Zone laws. Section 2. This order shall take effect from and after this date. WOODROW WILSON THE WHITE HOUSE, August 14, 1914.
