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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1930-03-05, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Abolishment of New Bern and Manteo, North Carolina, as Customs Ports 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
▪623), making appropriations for the sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1915, New Bern, North Carolina, and Manteo, North Carolina, are hereby abolished as customs ports of entry in Customs Collection District No.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises
Total Words
85
516 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
11.9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5291, Herbert Hoover (Mar 5, 1930). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5291-abolishment-new-bern-and-manteo-north-carolina-customs-ports-entry.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of Congress approved August 1, 1914 (38 Stat. 623), making appropriations for the sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1915, New Bern, North Carolina, and Manteo, North Carolina, are hereby abolished as customs ports of entry in Customs Collection District No. 15 (North Carolina) with headquarters at Wilmington, North Carolina, effective thirty days from the date of this order. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, March 5, 1930.
