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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1933-09-18, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Robbinston, Maine, Abolished as a Customs Port of Entry, Limits of Customs Port of Calais, Maine, Extended." 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), Robbinston, Maine, is hereby abolished as a customs port of entry in customs collection district no.
▪1 (Maine and New Hampshire), with headquarters at Portland, Maine, are hereby extended to include the townships of Calais, Robbinston, and Baring, in the county of Washington, State of Maine, effective as of 30 days from the date of this order.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
Total Words
135
772 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
8
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 6284, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 18, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6284-robbinston-maine-abolished-customs-port-entry-limits-customs-port.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 of the act of August 1, 1914 (ch. 223, 38 Stat. 609, 623; 19 U.S.C., sec. 2), Robbinston, Maine, is hereby abolished as a customs port of entry in customs collection district no. 1 (Maine and New Hampshire), with headquarters at Portland, Maine, effective as of 30 days from the date of this order. By virtue of the same authority, the limits of the customs port of Calais, Maine, in customs collection district no. 1 (Maine and New Hampshire), with headquarters at Portland, Maine, are hereby extended to include the townships of Calais, Robbinston, and Baring, in the county of Washington, State of Maine, effective as of 30 days from the date of this order. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, September 18, 1933.
