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This executive order, signed by President Abraham Lincoln on 1864-03-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Exportation of Tobacco Belonging to the French Government." 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 —Exportation of Tobacco Belonging to the French Government.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
150
914 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
62.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Exportation of Tobacco Belonging to the French Government," Abraham Lincoln (Mar 7, 1864). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-exportation-tobacco-belonging-the-french-government.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Whereas by an Executive order of the 10th of November last permission was given to export certain tobacco belonging to the French Government from insurgent territory, which tobacco was supposed to have been purchased and paid for prior to the 4th day of March, 1861; but whereas it was subsequently ascertained that a part at least of the said tobacco had been purchased subsequently to that date, which fact made it necessary to suspend the carrying into effect of the said order; but whereas, pursuant to mutual explanations, a satisfactory understanding upon the subject has now been reached, it is directed that the order aforesaid may be carried into effect, it being understood that the quantity of French tobacco so to be exported shall not exceed 7,000 hogsheads, and that it is the same tobacco respecting the exportation of which application was originally made by the French Government. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
