Okla. Admin. Code § 1:1960-16
By virtue of the authority vested in me by law, it is hereby ordered that the State Soil Conservation 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 shall be exempt from this order: Director, one Principal Assistant or Deputy, one Private Secretary, Soil Conservation District Clerks and Emergency Order Employees by the local Soil Conservation District.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my official name and signature on this 5 day of MAY 1960.
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
J. Howard Edmondson
ATTEST:
William N. Christian
Secretary of State
Okla. Admin. Code § 1:1960-16