By virtue of the authority vested in me by law, it is hereby ordered that the office of Oklahoma Water Resources Board be placed under the merit system of personnel administration prescribed by the Merit System of Personnel Administration Act, (74 O. S. Supp. 1959, Sections 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; one Executive Director, one principal Assistant or Deputy, and one Private Secretary.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my official name and signature on this 22 day of January, 1960.
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
J. Howard Edmondson
ATTEST:
William N. Christian
Secretary of State
Okla. Admin. Code § 1:1960-6