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Show (Bv W,C. Telagiiph.) HUlUEaTIiL EXECITIVE OHlltK. Wa-sbinetoo, 17. By tbo Frebi'leDt ol" tbe United Suits. xtcutive Whereas; it has befD brought to j the nut ce of the Fretsid-.-nt of" the I L'uited iiiales, that luany peraoan h':U : j itj civil Lthoe by appointuieut from I him, or (Jtht;rwii urnirr the eoustuu-I eoustuu-I lion and lawn ot the Laited tlate, while hol-iiu federal pusttioud aeeept I oriices uuder authority of the iSiaU-b t aod 1'eiTitorieH in which they remde, or ut iijuDidpal cTpuratious under j charteri utid ordiuancea of hueh corporations, cor-porations, thereby aooimjiuK duti-'B ol CUte, Territorial, or municipal olfice, at the name time that tbey are ebartd ; with the dutiert of citit olhee, huld under federal authority; Aud whereas; it ia believed that, with few exceptions, the holding ol" two aueb ofliea by the iuje pcr.iou i iceuiu(iaiib)e with a due aod Uuhtui dieebarge o: the ciutits ot'either odiee, and that it trequenily gives ne to 1 great lncouveuienco and often reaulttt : in detriment to the public service, nod I moreover is nut ia harmony with the geniua of the government in new i premise; Thurtlbrc, tho President haa deemed I it proper thus and hereby to give I public notice that from and after the fourth day ot March, lbTii, except as herein specitied. per-sona per-sona holding any lederal civil office by appointment under the con-aututioQ con-aututioQ and lawa of the United States, will be expected while holding hold-ing sooh office not to accept any office under any State or Territorial government govern-ment or under tho charter or ordinance of any municipal corporation, and further, that tbo accoptanco or continued con-tinued holding of any such Stat , Territorial, Ter-ritorial, or municipal office, whether by election or by appointment, by any person holding civil office, bb aforesaid, under the government ot the United States, will be deemed a vacation of the federal office held by such peraoD, and will be taken and will be tended a8, a resignation, by such lederal officer o his eommission or appointment in the servioe of tho United States, Th o IB cos of justice of the peace, notaries public-, and commissioners to take ao knowlcdgement of deeds of bail, or to administer an oath, Bhall not be deemed within tho purview of this order and are exempt from its operation op-eration and may bo held by federal officers. The appointments of deputy marshal of the United States may bo conferred upon tho sheriffs and the deputy sberill'i. Postmasters, tho emoluments of whose offico do not exceed $600 per annum, nre also excepted from the operations of this order, and may accept aud hold an- pointmcnts under State, Terri oriol, or municipal authority, providod tho same bo found not to interfere wiih the difcliartring of their duties as postmasters. postmas-ters. Tho hoads of departments and othor officers of government who have appointment of subordinate- offices are required to take notice of this order, and to sco to tho enforcement of itf provisions and terms within tho sphere of their respective departments oi office, aod as relates to tho Bevcral persona holding appointments under theui, ilespcot fully, by order of tho Presidont, Presi-dont, (Signed) Hamilton Fish, Scorotary of State. |