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4 U.S.C. § 42 — Same; custody and use of
submitted 79 years ago by ch. 389 to r/title-4-FLAG-AND-SEAL-SEAT-OF-GOVERNMENT-AND-THE-STATES · 40 words · no verdicts yet
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This law puts the U.S. seal in the Secretary of State's care. It can only be used on a document with the President's special order. One exception, in Title 5, doesn't need that order.
The Secretary of State keeps custody of the seal of the United States.
The seal can't be attached to any document unless the President specially authorizes it — except for the situation covered by section 2902(a) of title 5, which doesn't need that special authorization.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain
The Secretary of State shall have the custody and charge of such seal. Except as provided by section 2902(a) of title 5, the seal shall not be affixed to any instrument without the special warrant of the President therefor.
Source credit: (July 30, 1947, ch. 389, 61 Stat. 643; Pub. L. 89–554, § 2(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 608.)
history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
- 1947Enacted · Act of July 30, 1947, ch. 389 · 61 Stat. 643
- 1966Amended · Pub. L. 89-554 · 80 Stat. 608
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 389 on 1947-07-30.
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