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On the recordMay 28, 1929
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of Congress approved August 1, 1914
Said by
Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Executive Order 5130—Extension of Customs Collection District No. 20 to Include Portions of Plaquemines Parish, New Orleans

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