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Herbert Hoover: “The port limits of Boston, Massachusetts, the headquarters port of Customs Collection District No. 4 (Massachusetts) are…”

On the recordApril 18, 1929
The port limits of Boston, Massachusetts, the headquarters port of Customs Collection District No. 4 (Massachusetts) are hereby extended to include Braintree, Weymouth and Hingham, and the waters adjacent thereto, effective thirty days from the date of this order.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Executive Order 5096—Extending Port Limits of Boston, Massachusetts for Customs Port of Entry Purposes

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