Executive Order 5193 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5193—Extending Limits of Customs Ports of Entry of Astoria, Portland, and Marshfield, Oregon, and Longview, Washington, for Incorporation in Customs Collection District No. 29

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Saturday, September 14, 1929

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1 min read (170 words)

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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1929-09-14, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extending Limits of Customs Ports of Entry of Astoria, Portland, and Marshfield, Oregon, and Longview, Washington, for Incorporation in Customs Collection District No. 29." 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

▪ 29 (Oregon) are hereby ordered, effective thirty days from the date of this order: The limits of the port of Astoria, Oregon, are hereby extended to include, in addition to Astoria, Warrenton, Wauna, Westport, Nakata (Driscoll Dolphins), Oregon, and Knappton, Washington.

▪ The limits of the port of Longview, Washington, are hereby extended to include, in addition to Longview, Kalama, Washington, and Rainier, Prescott, Goble, Columbia City, and St.

▪ The limits of the port of Portland, Oregon, which is the headquarters port, are hereby extended to include, in addition to Portland, Vancouver, Washington.

▪ The limits of the port of Marshfield, Oregon, are hereby extended to include, in addition to Marshfield, North Bend, Oregon.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises

Total Words

170

1,076 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5193, Herbert Hoover (Sep 14, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5193-extending-limits-customs-ports-entry-astoria-portland-and-marshfield.

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, making appropriations for the sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1915, the following changes in the ports of entry in Customs Collection District No. 29 (Oregon) are hereby ordered, effective thirty days from the date of this order: The limits of the port of Astoria, Oregon, are hereby extended to include, in addition to Astoria, Warrenton, Wauna, Westport, Nakata (Driscoll Dolphins), Oregon, and Knappton, Washington. The limits of the port of Longview, Washington, are hereby extended to include, in addition to Longview, Kalama, Washington, and Rainier, Prescott, Goble, Columbia City, and St. Helens, Oregon. The limits of the port of Portland, Oregon, which is the headquarters port, are hereby extended to include, in addition to Portland, Vancouver, Washington. The limits of the port of Marshfield, Oregon, are hereby extended to include, in addition to Marshfield, North Bend, Oregon. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, September 14, 1929.