Executive Order 7474 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7474—Extending the Limits of Customs Port of Entry of Brownsville, Texas

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Saturday, October 17, 1936

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1 min read (192 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 Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1936-10-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extending the Limits of Customs Port of Entry of Brownsville, Texas." 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

▪ 23 (San Antonio), are hereby extended, effective immediately, so as to include therein the following additional territory: A strip of land on both sides of 14th Street Road (known as state highway No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

192

1,134 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7474, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Oct 17, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7474-extending-the-limits-customs-port-entry-brownsville-texas.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act of August 1, 1914, ch. 223, 38 Stat. 609, 623 (U.S.C., title 19, sec. 2), the limits of the customs port of entry of Brownsville, Texas, in Customs Collection District No. 23 (San Antonio), are hereby extended, effective immediately, so as to include therein the following additional territory: A strip of land on both sides of 14th Street Road (known as state highway No. 4 between the corporate limits of Brownsville and Boca Chica Road, and as state highway No. 48 running northeasterly from Boca Chica Road), having a width of 50 feet on each side from the center line thereof, beginning at the corporate limits of the city of Brownsville, and extending to the land of the Brownsville Navigation District, Cameron County, Texas, and including the land of the navigation district surrounding the turning basin for vessels, and said turning basin, as shown on the map prepared by the Brownsville Navigation District on May 14, 1935, on file in the Bureau of Customs, U.S. Treasury Department, Washington, D.C. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, October 17, 1936.