By virtue of the authority vested in me by law, it is hereby ordered that the Oklahoma State Library be placed under the merit system of personnel administration prescribed by the Merit System of Personnel Administration Act, (74 O. Supp. 1959, § § 801-819 inclusive), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by the State Personnel Board.
It is further ordered that the following personnel be exempt from this order: State Librarian Archivist; One Principal Assistant or Deputy and One Private Secretary.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my official name and signature on this 7th day of March, 1960.
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
J. Howard Edmondson
ATTEST:
William N. Christian
Secretary of State
Okla. Admin. Code § 1:1960-11