Us Code § 656 - Agents; administering oaths and taking testimony
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§ 656. Agents; administering oaths and taking testimony
The agents are empowered to administer oaths in all cases relating to the service of the United States, and to take testimony in Alaska for the use of the Government in any matter concerning the public revenue.
(R.S. §1976.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
R.S. §1976 derived from act Mar. 5, 1872, ch. 31, §3, 17 Stat. 35.
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