Executive Order 7896—Amendment of Executive Order of January 17, 1873, To Permit Officers and Employees of the Police or Prison Departments of the Territorial and Municipal Governments of the Virgin Islands To Be Appointed as Deputies or Employees in the Office of the United States Marshal for the Virgin Islands

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 1753 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (U.S.C., title 5, sec. 631), and as President of the United States, the Executive Order of January 17, 1873, as amended, prohibiting, with certain exceptions, officers and employees of the United States from holding any office under any State, territorial, municipal, or other local government, is hereby further amended so as to permit any officer or employee of the Police or Prison Departments of the territorial and municipal governments of the Virgin Islands to be appointed to and hold a position as deputy or other employee in the office of the United States Marshal for the Virgin Islands.

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

The White House,
May 24, 1938.