Executive Order 9073 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9073—Extending the Limits of the Customs Port of Entry of Detroit, Michigan, in Customs Collection District Number 38 (Michigan)

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Wednesday, February 25, 1942

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1 min read (119 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 1942-02-25, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extending the Limits of the Customs Port of Entry of Detroit, Michigan, in Customs Collection District Number 38 (Michigan)." 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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Extending the Limits of the Customs Port of Entry of Detroit, Michigan, in Customs Collection District Number 38 (Michigan).

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

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

Total Words

119

741 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9073, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 25, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9073-extending-the-limits-the-customs-port-entry-detroit-michigan-customs.

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 limits of the customs port of entry of Detroit, Michigan, in Customs Collection District Number 38 (Michigan), be, and they are hereby, extended to Include the following-named municipalities and townships in the State of Michigan: MUNICIPALITIES Grosse Pointe Shores Wyandotte Grosse Pointe Farms Riverview Grosse Pointe Trenton Grosse Pointe Park Highland Park River Rouge Hamtramck Ecorse Dearborn TOWNSHIPS Grosse Ile Wayne County Van Buren Romulus This order shall become effective on the thirtieth day following the date hereof. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, February 25, 1942.