Executive Orders
Executive orders are official documents, numbered consecutively, through which the President of the United States manages the operations of the Federal Government.
The text of executive orders appears in the daily Federal Register as each executive order is signed by the President and received by the Office of the Federal Register. The text of executive orders beginning with Executive Order 7316 of March 13, 1936, also appears in the sequential editions of Title 3 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Tables that are part of the executive orders are not included in this web site, please see the CFR for the tables.
AUTHORIZING THE PETROLEUM ADMINISTRATIOR TO TAKE THE POSESSION OF AND TO THE CITIES SERVICE REFINING CORPORATION, LOCATED IN AND AROUND LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA. (1)
WHEREAS after investigation I find and proclaim that the plants and facilities…
TRANSFERRING THE OFFICE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY OF THE PROCUREMENT DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Whereas THE Surplus Property Board, pursuant to the provisions of the Surplus Property Act of 1944, has by…
AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY TO TAKE POSSESSION OF AND TO OPERATE
THE PLANTS AND FACILITIES OF THE UNITED ENGINEERING COMPANY, LTD. LOCATED AT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. (1)
Whereas, after investigation I find and proclaim that the plants…
DESIGNATING THE RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION AS THE AGENCY TO ACT WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN BONDS, NOTES, AND OTHER SECURITIES ACQUIRED ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED STATES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE TRANSPORTATION ACT, 1920
By virtue of and pursuant to…
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Authorizing and directing the secretary of war to assume full control of a certain airport.
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2 of the act of May 24, 1928, 45 Stat. 728 (49 U.S.C. 212), and deeming such action necessary for…
RESTORING CERTAIN LANDS COMPRISING PART OF THE AIEA MILITARY RESERVATION TO THE USE OF THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII (1)
Whereas by Presidential Executive Order No. 2566, dated March 28, 1917, certain lands on the Island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, were…
INSPECTION BY THE FEDERAL SECURITY AGENCY OF STATISTICAL TRANSCRIPT PUNCH
CARDS PREPARED FROM INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX RETURNS
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 55 (a) if the Internal Revenue Code (52 Stat. 29), it is hereby ordered…
PROVIDING FOR REPRESENTATION OF THE UNITED STATES IN PREPARING AND PROSECUTING CHARGES OF ATROCITIES AND WAR CRIMES AGAINST THE LEADERS OF THE EUROPEAN AXIS POWERS AND THEIR PRINCIPAL AGENTS AND ACCESSORIES
By virtue of the authority vested in me as…
AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR TO TAKE POSSESION OF AND TO OPERATE CERTAIN COAL MINES
WHEREAS after the investigation I find and proclaim that there are interruptions or threatened interruptions in the operation of the mines producing…
DESIGNATION OF MRS. RUTH W. TALLEY AND MRS. ALICE M. GROVE TO SIGN LAND PATENTS
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 450 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (43 U.S.C. 8), the following named employees of the General Land Office,…
RELATING TO AERIAL FLIGHTS BY PERSONNEL OF THE COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 18 of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, approved June 16, 1942, 56 Stat. 368, it is ordered as follows:
1. The…
PROVIDING FOR THE TRANSFER TO THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA OF THE WATER AND SEWAGE SYSTEMS INSTALLED BY THE UNITED STATES IN THE CITIES OF PANAMA AND COLON
Whereas, as a result of discussions had between the Government of the United States and the…
AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF WAR TO TAKE POSSESSION OF AND OPERATE THE PLANTS AND FACILITIES OF THE COCKER MACHINE AND FOUNDRY COMPANY, LOCATED AT GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA (1)
WHEREAS after an investigation I find and proclaim that the plants and…
CREATING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE A DISPUTE BETWEEN THE RIVER TERMINAL RAILWAY COMPANY AND ITS EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS a dispute exists between the River Terminal Railway Company, a carrier, and certain of its employees represented by the…
POSSESSION AND OPERATION OF PROPERTY OF MOTOR CARRIERS IN AND ABOUT THE CITY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
WHEREAS, after investigation I find and proclaim that as a result of labor disturbances there are existing and threatened interruptions of the operations…
CREATING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE A DISPUTE BETWEEN THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY AND ITS EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS a dispute exists between the Illinois Central Railroad Company, a carrier, and certain of its employees represented by the…
PROVIDING FOR THE EXERCISE OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS, DUTIES, AND POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN COURT MARTIAL CASES BY THE SECRETARY OF WAR, THE UNDER SECRETARY OF WAR, THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY AND THE UNDER SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
WHEREAS…
AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 9210 OF AUGUST 1, 1942, (1) PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PAYMENT OF ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION TO ENLISTED MEN OF THE NAVY AND COAST GUARD SPECIALLY QUALIFIED IN THE USE OF ARMS
By the virtue of and pursuant to the…
[Reinstating certain former foreign service officers; May 26, 1945; not published]
AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF WAR TO TAKE POSSESSION OF AND OPERATE THE PLANTS AND FACILITIES OF THE GAFFNEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LOCATED AT GAFFNEY, SOUTH CAROLINA (1)
WHEREAS after an investigation I find and proclaim that the plants and facilities…
AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF WAR TO TAKE POSSESSION OF AND OPERATE THE PLANTS AND FACILITIES OF THE MARY-LEILA COTTON MILLS, INC., LOCATED AT GREENSBORO, GEORGIA (1)
WHEREAS after an investigation I find and proclaim that the plants and facilities of…
AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 9386 OF OCTOBER 15, 1943, PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE GRANTING OF ALLOWANCES FOR QUARTERS AND SUBSISTENCE TO ENLISTED MEN
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 10 of the act of June 16, 1942, as…
TERMINATION OF THE OFFICE OF CIVILIAN DEFENSE (1)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:
1. The Office of Civilian Defense (hereinafter referred to as the Office…
AMENDMENT OF RULE 46 OF EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 4314 OF SEPTEMBER 25, 1925, ESTABLISHING RULES GOVERNING NAVIGATION OF THE PANAMA CANAL AND ADJACENT WATERS
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 9 of title 2 of the Canal Zone Code, approved…
AUTHORIZING THE PETROLEUM ADMINISTRATOR TO TAKE POSSESSION OF AND OPERATE THE PLANTS AND FACILITIES OF THE HUMBLE OIL AND REFINING COMPANY LOCATED IN INGLESIDE, TEXAS (1)
WHEREAS after an investigation I find and proclaim that the plants and…