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2014 US Code
Title 4 - Flag and Seal, Seat of Government, and the States (Sections 1 - 146)
Chapter 3 - Seat of the Government (Sections 71 - 73)
Sec. 73 - Same; removal from seat of Government

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 4 - FLAG AND SEAL, SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, AND THE STATES
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 4 - FLAG AND SEAL, SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, AND THE STATES
CHAPTER 3 - SEAT OF THE GOVERNMENT
Sec. 73 - Same; removal from seat of Government
Containssection 73
Date2014
Laws In Effect As Of DateJanuary 5, 2015
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditJuly 30, 1947, ch. 389, 61 Stat. 643.
Statutes at Large Reference61 Stat. 643

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4 U.S.C. § 73 (2014)
ยง73. Same; removal from seat of Government

In case of the prevalence of a contagious or epidemic disease at the seat of government, the President may permit and direct the removal of any or all the public offices to such other place or places as he shall deem most safe and convenient for conducting the public business.

(July 30, 1947, ch. 389, 61 Stat. 643.)

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