Executive Order 5658

For the purpose of securing greater uniformity in the form and style and for the better safeguarding of the texts of Executive orders and proclamations, Executive Order No. 5220 of November 8, 1929, entitled “Uniform Style and Safeguarding of Proclamations and Executive Orders,” is hereby rescinded and superseded by the following regulations.

 The draft Executive orders and proclamations shall be prepared as follows:

The draft Executive orders and proclamations shall be forwarded in quadruplicate to the Department of State. That department shall review them and, upon its being ascertained that they conform with the above specifications, shall transmit the original and one additional copy to the President.  The Department of State shall have custody of the signed originals of all Executive orders and proclamations and shall supervise their publication.

, June 24, 1931.