Executive Order 9470 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9470—Establishing a Method of Determining the Amounts of Bonds of Collectors of Customs

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Friday, August 25, 1944

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1 min read (233 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 1944-08-25, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Establishing a Method of Determining the Amounts of Bonds of Collectors of Customs." 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

▪ Such bonds shall be in multiples of one thousand dollars, and any fractional part of the required amount shall be covered by an additional multiple of one thousand dollars.

▪ An examination of the bonds of collectors of customs for the purpose of ascertaining the sufficiency of the sureties and adjusting the amounts of such bonds shall be made at least every two years and as much oftener as may be deemed necessary by the Secretary of the Treasury.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

233

1,284 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9470, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 25, 1944). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9470-establishing-method-determining-the-amounts-bonds-collectors-customs.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 3639 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (31 U.S.C. 521), and by section 5 of the act of March 2, 1895, 28 Stat. 807 (6 U.S.C. 2), and in order to provide a method of determining, upon a uniform basis, the amounts of the bonds of collectors of customs, it is hereby ordered as follows:1 1. The amount of the bond of a collector of customs shall be not less than ten per centum, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, of the average monthly collections of the respective customs district for the fiscal year next preceding that in which the bond is given: Provided, that the amount of such bond shall not be more than $100,000 except in the discretion of the Secretary, and shall not be less than $10,000. 2. Such bonds shall be in multiples of one thousand dollars, and any fractional part of the required amount shall be covered by an additional multiple of one thousand dollars. 3. An examination of the bonds of collectors of customs for the purpose of ascertaining the sufficiency of the sureties and adjusting the amounts of such bonds shall be made at least every two years and as much oftener as may be deemed necessary by the Secretary of the Treasury. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, August 25, 1944.