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13 U.S.C. § 3 — Seal

submitted 72 years ago by ch. 1158 to r/title-13-CENSUS · 81 words · no verdicts yet

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The Census Bureau has an official seal, chosen earlier or to be chosen later by the Secretary. Its design is filed with the Secretary of State, it stays in the Secretary's or a designated employee's custody, and courts must accept it as authentic on Bureau documents without extra proof.

The Bureau must have a seal, using whatever design has already been chosen, or one the Secretary chooses later. A written description of the seal, along with an impression (a stamped copy) of it, must be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. The seal stays in the custody of the Secretary, or of whichever Bureau officer or employee the Secretary names to hold it, and it must be stamped on every document the Bureau authenticates. Courts must take judicial notice of the seal — meaning they accept it as genuine without requiring separate proof.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

The Bureau shall have a seal containing such device as has been selected heretofore, or as the Secretary may select hereafter. A description of such seal with an impression thereof shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. The seal shall remain in the custody of the Secretary or such officer or employee of the Bureau as he designates, and shall be affixed to all documents authenticated by the Bureau. Judicial notice shall be taken of the seal.

Source credit: (Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1158, 68 Stat. 1012; Pub. L. 85–207, § 2, Aug. 28, 1957, 71 Stat. 481; Pub. L. 94–521, § 2, Oct. 17, 1976, 90 Stat. 2459.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1954Enacted · Act of Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1158 · 68 Stat. 1012
  • 1957Amended · Pub. L. 85-207 · 71 Stat. 481
  • 1976Amended · Pub. L. 94-521 · 90 Stat. 2459

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 1158 on 1954-08-31.

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