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ACT AUGUSr 29, 1890, c. 820. (26 Stat. 370.) 



Oaths of office to be administered without compensation; chief clerks of depart- 

 ments authorized to administer oaths of office. 



* * * And no officer, clerk, or employee of any executive de- 

 I partnienL who is also a notary public or other officer authorized to 

 administer oaths, shall charge or receive any fee or compensation for 

 administering oaths of office to employees of such department re- 

 quired to be taken on appointment or promotion therein. 



And the Chief Clerks of the several Executive Departments and 

 of the various bureaus and offices thereof in Washington, District of 

 I Columbia, are hereby authorized and directed, on application and 

 without compensation therefor, to administer oaths of office to em- 

 ployees required to be taken on their appointment or promotion. 



Act August 29, 1890, c. S20, 26 Stat. 371. 



ACT AUGUST 24, 1912, c. 355. (37 Stat. 417.) 



Government officials required to administer oaths to accounts for travel, etc.; 

 fees forbidden. 



Sec. 8. After June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twelve, post- 

 masters, assistant postmasters, collectors of customs, collectors of 

 internal revenue, chief clerks of the various executive departments 

 and bureaus, or clerks designated by them for the purpose, the super- 

 intendent, the acting superintendent, custodian, and principal clerks 

 of the various national parks and other Government reservations, 

 superintendent, acting superintendents, and principal clerks of the 

 different Indian superintendencies or Indian agencies, and chiefs of 

 field parties, are required, empowered, and authorized, when re- 

 quested, to administer oaths, required by law or otherwise, to 

 accounts for travel or other expenses against the United States, with 

 like force and eii'ect as officers having a seal; for such services when 

 so rendered, or when rendered on demand after said date by notaries 

 public, who at the time are al.so salaried officers or employees of the 

 United States, no charge shall be made; and on and after July first, 

 nineteen hundred and twelve, no fee or money paid for the services 

 herein described shall be paid or reimbursed by the United States. 



Act August 24, 1912, c. 355, s. 8, 37 Stat. 487. 



This section is ti part of the suiulry civil appropriation act for the 

 fiscal year 1913, cited above. 



EEV. ST. SEC. 1759. 

 Custody of oath of office. 



Sec. 1759. The oath of office taken by any person pursuant to the 

 requirements of section seventeen hundred and fifty-six, or of section 

 seventeen hundred and fifty-seven, shall be delivered in by him to 

 be preserved among the files of the House of Congress, Department, 

 or court to which the office in respect to which the oath is made may 

 appertain. 



See note under Rev. St. sec. 175S, set forth above. 



REV. ST. SEC. 183. 



Officers or clerks investigating frauds authorized to administer oaths. 



Sec, 183. Any officer or clerk of any of the departments lawfully 

 detailed to investigate frauds on, or attempts to defraud, the Govern- 

 ment, or any irregularity or misconduct of any officer or agent of the 



