Executive Order 8238 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8238—Extending the Limits of the Customs Port of Entry of Baltimore, Maryland, in Customs Collection District Number 13 (Maryland), To Include Sparrows Point, Maryland

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Wednesday, September 6, 1939

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1 min read (83 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 1939-09-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extending the Limits of the Customs Port of Entry of Baltimore, Maryland, in Customs Collection District Number 13 (Maryland), To Include Sparrows Point, Maryland." 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), it is ordered that the limits of the customs port of entry of Baltimore, Maryland, in Customs Collection District No.

▪ 13, (Maryland), be, and they are hereby, extended to include Sparrows Point, Maryland.

▪ This order shall become effective thirty days from the date hereof.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises

Total Words

475 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

6.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8238, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 6, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8238-extending-the-limits-the-customs-port-entry-baltimore-maryland.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 1 of the Act of August 1, 1914, 38 Stat. 609, 623 (U.S.C., title 19, sec. 2), it is ordered that the limits of the customs port of entry of Baltimore, Maryland, in Customs Collection District No. 13, (Maryland), be, and they are hereby, extended to include Sparrows Point, Maryland. This order shall become effective thirty days from the date hereof. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, September 6, 1939.