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.

Woodrow Wilson.⁠

The White House,

April 14, 1917.

Notes

Amends:

• Executive Order 9, January 17, 1873

See Related:

• Executive Order 9-2, January 28, 1873

Revoked by:

• Executive Order 3461, May 16, 1921