2013 US Code
Title 4 - Flag and Seal, Seat of Government, and the States
Chapter 3 - SEAT OF THE GOVERNMENT (§§ 71 - 73)
Section 72 - Public offices; at seat of Government

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, 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. 72 - Public offices; at seat of Government
Containssection 72
Date2013
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 16, 2014
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditJuly 30, 1947, ch. 389, 61 Stat. 643.
Statutes at Large Reference61 Stat. 643

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Public offices; at seat of Government - 4 U.S.C. § 72 (2013)
ยง72. Public offices; at seat of Government

All offices attached to the seat of government shall be exercised in the District of Columbia, and not elsewhere, except as otherwise expressly provided by law.

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

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