Executive Order 5577 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5577—Oakland, California, Abolished as a Customs Port of Entry

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Friday, March 13, 1931

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1 min read (73 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 1931-03-13, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Oakland, California, Abolished 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

▪ 28 (San Francisco), with headquarters at San Francisco, Calif., and including within its port limits Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley, Emeryville, and San Leandro, is hereby revoked, and, effective iminediately, the said places are restored to and included within the port limits of San Francisco, Calif.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises

Total Words

485 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5577, Herbert Hoover (Mar 13, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5577-oakland-california-abolished-customs-port-entry.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Executive Order No. 5011, dated December 15, 1928, designating Oakland, Calif., a customs port of entry in Customs Collection District No. 28 (San Francisco), with headquarters at San Francisco, Calif., and including within its port limits Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley, Emeryville, and San Leandro, is hereby revoked, and, effective iminediately, the said places are restored to and included within the port limits of San Francisco, Calif. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, March 13, 1931.