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# 7 U.S.C. § 2215 - Chief clerk

## Text

The Secretary of Agriculture shall appoint a chief clerk.

(R.S. § 523; Feb. 9, 1889, ch. 122, §§ 1, 4, 25 Stat. 659; Feb. 10, 1925, ch. 200, 43 Stat. 822.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Codification R.S. § 523 derived from act May 15, 1862, ch. 72, § 4, 12 Stat. 388. Section was formerly classified to section 519 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.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name “Secretary of Agriculture” substituted in text for “Commissioner of Agriculture” pursuant to sections 1 and 4 of act Feb. 9, 1889, which are classified to section 2202 of this title. See, also, section 2205 of this title.