Executive Order 8445—Amending Executive Order No. 8135 of May 15, 1939, Relating to Appeals From Decisions of the Auditor General of the Philippines to the President of the United States

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 7(4) of the act of March 24, 1934, 48 Stat. 456, 461 (U.S.C., title 48, sec. 1237), and as President of the United States, Executive Order No. 8135 of May 15, 1939, governing appeals from decisions of the Auditor General of the Philippines to the President of the United States, is hereby amended (1) by substituting for the words "within thirty days from the date of the decision appealed from" appearing at the end of section 1 the words "within thirty days from the date on which a copy of the decision appealed from is received by the party presenting the appeal," (2) by substituting for the words "Bureau of Insular Affairs" appearing in section 4 the words "Division of Territories and Island Possessions," and (3) by substituting for the words "Secretary of War" appearing in sections 4 and 5 the words "Secretary of the Interior".

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

The White House,
June 15, 1940.