Executive Order 163

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Executive Order 163 (1902)
by President of the United States

Soliciting Increase in Pay or Influencing Legislation by Employees of the United States585086

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May have been known as Roosevelt's Executive Order No. XII at the time. See the Notes section for a list of related Executive Orders and legislation.

Signed by President Theodore Roosevelt Friday, January 31, 1902

585086Executive Order 163 — Soliciting Increase in Pay or Influencing Legislation by Employees of the United States5850861902President of the United States

All officers and employees of the United States of every description serving in or under any of the Executive Departments and whether so serving in or out of Washington are hereby forbidden either direct or indirect, individually or through associations, to solicit an increase of pay, or to influence or to attempt to influence in their own interest any legislation whatever, either before Congress or its Committees, or in any way save through the heads of the Departments in or under which they serve, on penalty of dismissal from the government service.

Theodore Roosevelt.

White House,

January 31, 1902.

Notes

Amended by

Executive Order 402, January 25, 1906 (by changing "departments" to "departments or independent Government establishments")

Superseded by

Executive Order 1514, April 8, 1912

See Related

Executive Order of July 14, 1886
Executive Order 1142, November 26, 1909
Lloyd – La Follette Act, 1912

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