Executive Order 8288 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8288—Making Certain Changes in the Field Organization of the Customs Service in the State of Texas

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Wednesday, November 22, 1939

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1 min read (216 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 1939-11-22, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Making Certain Changes in the Field Organization of the Customs Service in the State of 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

▪ 2), it is ordered that the following changes be, and they are hereby, made in the field organization of the customs service in the State of Texas: 1.

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

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

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

Total Words

216

1,267 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

8.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8288, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Nov 22, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8288-making-certain-changes-the-field-organization-the-customs-service-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of 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 following changes be, and they are hereby, made in the field organization of the customs service in the State of Texas: 1. The headquarters of Customs Collection District No. 23 (San Antonio) are transferred from San Antonio, Texas, to Laredo, Texas. 2. The name of Customs Collection District No. 23 (San Antonio) is changed to "Laredo Customs Collection District." 3. The city of San Antonio, Texas, is retained as a customs port of entry in Customs Collection District No. 23 (Laredo). 4. The designation of Fort Worth, Texas, as a customs port of entry in Customs Collection District No. 23 is revoked. 5. Those portions of the Counties of Dallas, Aransas, and Refugio, State of Texas, lying west of 970 west longitude, and the Counties of Tarrant, San Patricio, and Nueces, State of Texas (including the customs port of entry of Corpus Christi, Texas, in the County of Nueces), are transferred from Customs Collection District No. 23 to Customs Collection District No. 22 (Galveston). This order shall become effective thirty days from the date hereof. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, November 22, 1939.