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FDR: “By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered that, subject to valid existing…”

On the recordOctober 23, 1941
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered that, subject to valid existing rights, the following-described public lands be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public-land laws, including the mining laws, and reserved for the use of the War Department as a National Guard rifle range.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Executive Order 8923—Withdrawing Public Lands For the Use of the War Department as a National Guard Rifle Range

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