2020 US Code
Title 4 - Flag and Seal, Seat of Government, and the States
Chapter 3 - Seat of the Government
Sec. 73 - Same; removal from seat of Government

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Citation 4 U.S.C. § 73 (2020)
Section Name ยง73. Same; removal from seat of Government
Section Text

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.

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

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 4 - FLAG AND SEAL, SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, AND THE STATES
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 4 - FLAG AND SEAL, SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, AND THE STATES
CHAPTER 3 - SEAT OF THE GOVERNMENT
Sec. 73 - Same; removal from seat of Government
Contains section 73
Date 2020
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 13, 2021
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 61 Stat. 643
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