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Harry Truman: “By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1753 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (5 U.S.C. 631), and…”

On the recordMarch 14, 1949
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1753 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (5 U.S.C. 631), and as President of the United States, Executive Order No. 9 of January 17, 1873, as amended, prohibiting with certain exceptions Federal officers and employees from holding State, territorial, county, municipal, or other local offices is hereby further amended...
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 10044—Amendment of Executive Order No. 9 of January 17, 1873, Relating to the Holding of State or Local...

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