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FDR: “By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and in order to effectuate…”

On the recordNovember 21, 1937
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and in order to effectuate further the purposes of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act, it is ordered that the lands and waters...be reserved and set apart for the use of the Department of Agriculture.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Executive Order 7749—Enlarging St. Marks Migratory Bird Refuge

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