ADMINISTKATIYE REGULATIONS. 



FEDERAL OFFICERS HOLDING STATE OFFICES. 

 EXECUTIVE ORDER. 



Whereas, by an Executive order of January 17, 1873, it was 

 declared that " persons holding any Federal civil office by ap- 

 pointment under the Constitution and the laws of the United 

 States will be expected, while holding such office, not to accept 

 or hold any office under any State or Territorial government, or 

 under the charter or ordinances of any municipal corporation ;" 



And whereas, it is expedient that the Federal and State gov- 

 ernments should cooperate for the better enforcement of the 

 laws with regard to the forests and the protection of fish and 

 game; 



And whereas, the Congress, in acts passed June 30, 1906 (34 

 Stats., 669, 683), and March 4, 1907 (34 Stats., 1256, 1269), has 

 directed that " hereafter officials of the Forest Service desig- 

 nated by the Secretary of Agriculture shall, in all ways that are 

 practicable, aid in the enforcement of the laws of the States or 

 Territories with regard to stock, for the prevention and extin- 

 guishment of forest fires, and for the protection of fish and 

 game;" 



And whereas, it seems that such cooperation can, in many 

 instances, be best effected by allowing officers and employees of 

 the Forest Service and Biological Survey of the United States 

 Department of Agriculture to accept certain State and Terri- 

 torial appointments and certain State and Territorial officials 

 to receive appointments in the said Forest Service and Bio- 

 logical Survey. 



Now, therefore, in consideration of the premises, I deem it 

 proper to give public notice that hereafter State and Territorial 

 foresters, and their technically trained assistants, unless pro- 

 hibited by the laws of the State or Territory, may be allowed 

 to serve as collaborators in the Federal Forest Service, and that 

 officers and employees of the said Forest Service and Biological 

 Survey, may, with the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture, 

 accept appointments to positions on State and Territorial forest 

 commissions and boards and to such other State and Territorial 

 positions as will empower them to enforce or assist in enforcing 



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