Executive Order 7632 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7632—Certain Places Designated as Customs Ports of Entry

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Tuesday, June 15, 1937

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1 min read (275 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1937-06-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Certain Places Designated as Customs Ports of Entry." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ I hereby designate the following places as customs ports of entry, effective thirty days from the date of this order: Customs Collection District No.

▪ 3925 of November 13, 1923, are hereby detached from the port of St.

▪ I hereby designate Highgate Springs, Vermont, a customs port of entry in Customs Collection District No.

▪ 2 (Vermont), which port of entry shall include the Township of Highgate within its limits, effective thirty days from the date of this order.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

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

Total Words

275

1,908 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7632, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 15, 1937). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7632-certain-places-designated-customs-ports-entry.

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, 38 Stat. 609, 623 (U.S.C., title 19, sec. 2), it is ordered as follows: 1. I hereby designate the following places as customs ports of entry, effective thirty days from the date of this order: Customs Collection District No. 22 (Galveston)—Headquarters, Galveston, Texas: Freeport, Texas Customs Collection District No. 24 (El Paso)—Headquarters, El Paso, Texas: Ysleta, Texas Customs Collection District No. 30 (Washington)—Headquarters, Seattle, Washington: Lynden, Washington Metaline Falls, Washington Customs Collection District No. 33 (Montana and Idaho)—Headquarters, Great Falls, Montana: Opheim, Montana Peskan, Montana Piegan, Montana Morgan, Montana Raymond, Montana Roosville, Montana Scobey, Montana Turner, Montana Westby, Montana Whitetail, Montana Whitlash, Montana Customs Collection District No. 34 (Dakota) —Headquarters, Pembina, North Dakota: Dunseith, North Dakota Fortuna, North Dakota Maida, North Dakota Noonan, North Dakota Customs Collection District No. 36 (Duluth and Superior)—Headquarters, Duluth, Minnesota: Pigeon River Bridge, Minnesota Pine Creek, Minnesota Roseau, Minnesota Customs Collection District No. 38 (Michigan) —Headquarters, Detroit, Michigan: South Haven, Michigan 2. The Townships of Highgate and Franklin, Franklin County, State of Vermont, which were included within the limits of the customs port of St. Albans, Vermont, in Customs Collection District No. 2 (Vermont), by Executive Order No. 3925 of November 13, 1923, are hereby detached from the port of St. Albans. 3. I hereby designate Highgate Springs, Vermont, a customs port of entry in Customs Collection District No. 2 (Vermont), which port of entry shall include the Township of Highgate within its limits, effective thirty days from the date of this order. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, June 15, 1937.