Executive Order 399

It is hereby ordered that there be added to the duties of the United States Board on Geographic Names, created by Executive order dated September 4, 1890, the duty of determining, changing, and fixing place names within the United States and insular possessions, and it is hereby directed that all names hereafter suggested for any place by any officer or employee of the Government shall be referred to said Board for its consideration and approval before publication.

In these matters, as in all cases of disputed nomenclature, the decisions of the Board are to be accepted by the Departments of Government as the standard authority.

Theodore Roosevelt.

The White House,

January 23, 1906.

Notes

Amends

• Executive Order 27-A, September 4, 1890

See Related

• Executive Order 493, August 10, 1906; (changed designation to United States Geographic Board)
• Executive Order 3206, December 30, 1919;
• Executive Order 6680, April 17, 1934
• Public Law 80-242 − 61 Stat. 456, Chap. 330, [S. 1262], 80th Congress - Sess. I, July 25, 1947