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Executive Order 8323

Abolishing Customs Collection District No. 43 (Tennessee), Revoking the Designations of Memphis, Chattanooga, and Nashville, Tennessee, as Customs Ports of Entry, and Extending the Limits of Customs Collection District No. 42 (Kentucky) and Customs Collection District No. 45 (Saint Louis)

Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on January 22, 1940.

Later revoked or superseded
Signed recordJanuary 22, 1940

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Publication record5 FR 271

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 27). Executive Order 8323: Abolishing Customs Collection District No. 43 (Tennessee), Revoking the Designations of Memphis, Chattanooga, and Nashville, Tennessee, as Customs Ports of Entry, and Extending the Limits of Customs Collection District No. 42 (Kentucky) an… [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8323

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 8323: Abolishing Customs Collection District No. 43 (Tennessee), Revoking the Designations of Memphis, Chattanooga, and Nashville, Tennessee, as Customs Ports of Entry, and Extending the Limits of Customs Collection District No. 42 (Kentucky) an…." Last modified October 27, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8323.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 8323: Abolishing Customs Collection District No. 43 (Tennessee), Revoking the Designations of Memphis, Chattanooga, and Nashville, Tennessee, as Customs Ports of Entry, and Extending the Limits of Customs Collection District No. 42 (Kentucky) an…}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8323}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-8323; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1940.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}
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Revoked by EO 8341, February 8, 1940

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