Executive Order 2596

The provisions of the Executive order of January 17, 1873, prohibiting Federal employees from holding office under any State, Territorial, or municipal government, are hereby waived to permit the appointment of such employees in and under the Treasury Department, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, on any State, county, or municipal council or committee of defense for purposes of mobilizing and conserving the resources of the country.


 * April 14, 1917.