§ 1-1308Title 1
Records deemed property of District; transfer of records upon vacancy in office.
All papers, plats, books, maps, and records of his office shall be deemed the property of the District of Columbia, and shall constitute a part of the public records; and in all cases of vacancy in the office, by resignation or otherwise, they shall be transferred to his successor in office.
Annotations
Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1427, ch. 854, § 1600 June 30, 1902, 32 Stat. 545, ch. 1329 1973 Ed., § 1-608. 1981 Ed., § 1-908.
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