By virtue of the authority vested in me by law, it is hereby ordered that the State Penitentiary, at McAlester, Oklahoma, be placed under the merit system of personnel administration prescribed by the Merit System of Personnel Administration Act, (74 O. S. 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: Physicians and other professional personnel engaged in clinical or consultant Services; temporary employees hired on as hourly or daily basis for a limited length of time, not to exceed ninety (90) calendar days.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my official name and signature on this 5th day of April, 1960.
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
J. Howard Edmondson
ATTEST:
William N. Christian
Secretary of State
Okla. Admin. Code § 1:1960-15