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On the recordAugust 6, 1929
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Act of Congress approved August 1, 1914, making appropriations for the sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1915, Souris, North Dakota, is hereby abolished as a port of entry in Customs Collection District No. 34 (Dakota) with headquarters at Pembina, North Dakota, effective thirty days from the date of this order.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Executive Order 5169—Abolishing Souris, North Dakota as a Customs Port of Entry

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