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title: "20 U.S.C. § 46"
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# 20 U.S.C. § 46 - Duties of Secretary

## Text

The Secretary of the Board of Regents shall take charge of the building and property of the institution, and shall, under their direction, make a fair and accurate record of all their proceedings, to be preserved in the institution until no longer needed in conducting current business; and shall also discharge the duties of librarian and of keeper of the museum, and may, with the consent of the Board of Regents, employ assistants.

(R.S. § 5583; Oct. 25, 1951, ch. 562, § 2(4), 65 Stat. 639.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Codification R.S. § 5583 derived from act Aug. 10, 1846, ch. 178, § 7, 9 Stat. 105.

Amendments1951—Act Oct. 25, 1951, inserted “until no longer needed in conducting current business”.