Executive Order 5455 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5455—Extension of the Limits of Customs Collection District No. 8

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Wednesday, October 1, 1930

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1 min read (86 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 1930-10-01, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extension of the Limits of Customs Collection District No. 8." 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

▪ 8 (Rochester) with headquarters at Rochester, N.Y., are hereby extended to include the counties of Allegany and Tioga in the State of New York, effective 30 days from the date of this order.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities

Total Words

499 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5455, Herbert Hoover (Oct 1, 1930). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5455-extension-the-limits-customs-collection-district-no-8.

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 (38 Stat. 623), making appropriations for the sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1915, the limits of Customs Collection District No. 8 (Rochester) with headquarters at Rochester, N.Y., are hereby extended to include the counties of Allegany and Tioga in the State of New York, effective 30 days from the date of this order. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, October 1, 1930.