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On the recordAugust 13, 1946
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority invested in me by section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403) and section 1753 of the Revised Statutes (5 U.S.C. 631), and for the purpose of carrying out the objective aforesaid, the regulations prescribed or approved by the President governing the appointment of postmasters of the fourth class are hereby amended by substituting $1,000 for $500 wherever the latter sum appears in the regulation.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri
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Executive Order 9770—Amendment of the Regulations Governing the Appointment of Postmasters of the Fourth Class

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