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Code · U.S. Code · Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE · CHAPTER 38— DEPARTMENT OF STATE · § 2657

§ 2657. Custody of seals and property

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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.
(R.S. § 203.)
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  • July 27, 1789, ch. 4
  • 1 Stat. 29
  • Sept. 15, 1789, ch. 14, § 7
  • 1 Stat. 69
  • section 158 of Title 5
  • Pub. L. 89–554, § 1
  • 80 Stat. 378
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ActJuly 27, 1789, ch. 4
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ActSept. 15, 1789, ch. 14, § 7
Stat.1 Stat. 69
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