22 USC § 2657 - Custody of seals and property

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title: "22 USC § 2657 - Custody of seals and property"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "2657"
section_name: "Custody of seals and property"
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chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF STATE"
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# § 2657. Custody of seals and property

June 22, 1874

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 , remained in and appertained to the Department, or were thereafter acquired for it.

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**Source Credit**: (R.S. § 203.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

R.S. § 203 derived from acts , §§ 2, 4, ; , .

Section was formerly classified to  prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by , , .