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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 644-JUNE 25, 1948 [62 STAT. (f) During the period that any individual acts as President under this section, his compensation shall be at the rate then provided by law in the case of the President. RESIGNATION OR REFUSAL OF OFFICE § 20. The only evidence of a refusal to accept, or of a resignation of the office of President or Vice President, shall be an instrument in writing, declaring the same, and subscribed by the person refusing to accept or resigning, as the case may be, and delivered into the office of the Secretary of State. CHAPTER 2-OFFICE AND COMPENSATION OF PRESIDENT Sec. 101. Commencement of term of office. 102. Salary. 103. Traveling expenses. 104. Salary of the Vice President. 105. Secretary to President; compensation. 106. Administrative assistants. 107. Detail of employees of executive departments to office of President. 108. Accommodations for vehicles. 109. Public property in and belonging to Executive Mansion. 110. Furniture for White House. COMMENCEMENT OF TERM OF OFFICE § 101. The term of four years for which a President and Vice Presi- dent shall be elected, shall, in all cases, commence on the 20th day of January next succeeding the day on which the votes of the electors have been given. SALARY § 102. The President shall receive in full for his services during the term for which he shall have been elected the sum of $75,000 a year, to be paid monthly, and shall be entitled to the use of the furniture and other effects belonging to the United States and kept in the Executive Mansion. TRAVELING EXPENSES §103. There may be expended for or on account of the traveling expenses of the President of the United States such sum as Congress may from time to time appropriate, not exceeding $40,000 per annum, such sum when appropriated to be expended in the discretion of the President and accounted for on his certificate solely. SALARY OF THE VICE PRESIDENT §104. The Vice President shall receive in full for his services dur- ing the term for which he shall have been elected the sum of $20,000 a year, to be paid monthly. SECRETARY TO THE PRESIDENT; COMPENSATION §105. The compensation for the position of Secretary to the President shall be at the rate of $10,000 per annum. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS § 106. The President is authorized to appoint not to exceed six administrative assistants and to fix the compensation of each at the 678

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