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Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 3 - Forests; Forest Service; Reforestation; Management
Subchapter I - General Provisions
Sec. 554a - Employees to be appointed without regard to political affiliations
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| 16 U.S.C. § 554a (2017) |
| §554a. Employees to be appointed without regard to political affiliations |
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Forest inspectors, superintendents, supervisors, surveyors, rangers, and fire patrol are to be hereafter appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture wholly with reference to their fitness and without regard for their political affiliations. |
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(July 7, 1898, ch. 571, §1, 30 Stat. 673; Feb. 1, 1905, ch. 288, §1, 33 Stat. 628.) |
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TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Act Feb. 1, 1905, transferred certain functions with regard to the administration of public forests from Secretary of the Interior to Secretary of Agriculture. |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 16 - CONSERVATION |
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| Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 554a - Employees to be appointed without regard to political affiliations |
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| 30 Stat. 673 33 Stat. 628 |
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