Executive Order 9845—Amendment of Executive Order No. 9 of January 17, 1873, Relating to the Holding of State or Local Offices by Federal Officers and Employees

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1753 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (5 U.S.C. 631), and as President of the United States, Executive Order No. 9 of January 17, 1873, as amended, prohibiting with certain exceptions Federal officers and employees from holding state, territorial, county, municipal, or other local offices, is hereby further amended so as to permit employees of the Bureau of Reclamation with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior to accept appointments as constables or deputy sheriffs under the laws of the States or territories in which such employees may be on duty: Provided, That their services as such constables or deputy sheriffs shall be without compensation and shall not in any manner interfere or conflict with the performance of their duties as employees of the Bureau of Reclamation.

HARRY S. TRUMAN

THE WHITE HOUSE,

April 28, 1947