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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1933-01-13, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Baton Rouge, La., Designated 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
▪2), making appropriations for the sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1915, the customs station of Baton Rouge, La., is hereby designated a customs port of entry in Customs Collection District No.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises
Total Words
87
502 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
7.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5993, Herbert Hoover (Jan 13, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5993-baton-rouge-la-designated-customs-port-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 (U.S. Code, title 19, sec. 2), making appropriations for the sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1915, the customs station of Baton Rouge, La., is hereby designated a customs port of entry in Customs Collection District No. 20 (New Orleans) with headquarters at New Orleans, La., effective 30 days from the date of this order. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, January 13, 1933.
