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Administrative History

Special statutes regarding the great seal and other official seals have required filing of descriptions with the Secretary of State. Chap. 12 of the Laws of 1778 required descriptions of the great and privy seals and the seals of the chancellor and the various judges to be delivered to the Secretary of State for him to "deposit and record in his office." Chap. 249 of the Laws of 1855 empowered boards of supervisors in the various counties of the state to adopt a seal, and required them to file a description of it with the Secretary of State. Chaps. 18 and 301 of the Laws of 1878 required the various state agencies in existence at that time to adopt seals and to file descriptions with the Secretary of State. Chap. 51 of the Laws of 1909 contains provisions for seals of state agencies, but makes no provision for filing of descriptions with the Secretary of State.