§2657. Custody of seals and property
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§2657. Custody of seals and property
The Secretary of State shall have the custody and charge of the seal of the Department of State, and of all the books, records, papers, furniture, fixtures, and other property which on June 22, 1874, remained in and appertained to the Department, or were thereafter acquired for it.
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Codification
R.S. §203 derived from acts July 27, 1789, ch. 4, §§2, 4, 1 Stat. 29; Sept. 15, 1789, ch. 14, §7, 1 Stat. 69.
Section was formerly classified to section 158 of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, §1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
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