Done at the city of Washington, this 12th day of October, A.D. 1868, and of the Independence of the United States the ninety-third.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
By the President:
WILLIAM H. SEWARD,
Secretary of State.
EXECUTIVE ORDERS.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
EXECUTIVE ORDER.
WASHINGTON, December 17, 1867.
It is desired and advised that all communications in writing intended for the executive department of this Government and relating to public business of whatever kind, including suggestions for legislation, claims, contracts, employment, appointments, and removals from office, and pardons, be transmitted directly in the first instance to the head of the Department to which the care of the subject-matter of the communication properly belongs. This regulation has become necessary for the more convenient, punctual, and regular dispatch of the public business.
By order of the President:
WILLIAM H. SEWARD,
Secretary of State.