Executive Order 5192 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5192—Abolishing Lewiston, New York, as a Customs Port of Entry

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Saturday, September 14, 1929

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1 min read (58 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 Herbert Hoover on 1929-09-14, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Abolishing Lewiston, New York, as a Customs Port of Entry." 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 by the Act of Congress approved August 1, 1914, Lewiston, New York, is hereby abolished as a port of entry in Customs Collection District No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises

Total Words

336 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5192, Herbert Hoover (Sep 14, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5192-abolishing-lewiston-new-york-customs-port-entry.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Act of Congress approved August 1, 1914, Lewiston, New York, is hereby abolished as a port of entry in Customs Collection District No. 9 (Buffalo) with headquarters at Buffalo, New York, effective thirty days from the date of this order. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, September 14, 1929.