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Section
1

State Secretary; Duties; Bond; Salary; Other Sources of Income

Section
2

Deputies; Assistants; Civil Service

Section
2a

Archives Advisory Commission; Establishment; Members and Alternates, Appointment; Powers and Duties; Receipt and Disposition of Funds; Expenses

Section
2b

Annual Personnel Report

Section
2c

Funding for Archives Museum

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3

Deputies; Power to Act in Absence of Secretary

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4

Supervisor of Public Records

Section
4a

Acts, Resolves and Constitutional Amendments; Publication

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4b

Pamphlet Edition of Laws; Distribution of Copies of Individual Laws

Section
4c

Cumulative Table of Changes in General Statutes

Section
4d

Distribution of Printed Copies of Official Reports

Section
4e

Reports of War Veterans' Organizations

Section
4f

Distribution of Judicial Decisions and General Laws to Cities and Towns

Section
4g

Subsequent Distribution to City or Town; Insurance

Section
4h

Distribution of Laws and Documents to Members of General Court

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5

Traveling, Clerical and Other Expenses of Supervisor

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6

Repealed, 1971, 820, Sec. 1

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7

7a - Repealed, 1992, 403, Sec. 2

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8

Information Available to Federal Census Authorities

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9

Repealed, 1992, 403, Sec. 2

Section
9a

Local Election Districts Review Commission; Membership; Compensation; Duties

Section
10

Repealed, 1976, 486, Sec. 1

Section
10a

Administration and Enforcement of Chapter 110a; Staff

Section
11

Great Seal; Custody; Certified Copies of Records as Evidence

Section
12

Books and Records of Maine Lands; Custody

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13

Stereotype and Other Plates; Custody and Disposition

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14

Repealed, 1923, 362, Sec. 12

Section
15

Justices and Notaries; Notice of Expiration of Commissions

Section
15a

Justices and Notaries; Acting After Expiration of Commission; Validation Certificate

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16

Annual List of Designated Justices of the Peace

Section
17

Annual Report

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18

Repealed, 1923, 146, Sec. 1

Section
19

Destruction or Sale of Documents of No Value; Reproduction of Records of Corporations.

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20

Repealed, 1982, 634, Sec. 3

Section
20a

Central Register of Contracting Opportunities Offered by Governmental Agencies

Section
20b

Government Activities; Citizen Education Programs; Acceptance of Gifts, Contributions, Bequests, Etc.

Section
21

Commission on Interstate Cooperation; Membership; Term

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22

Commission on Interstate Cooperation; Committees and Advisory Boards; Rules

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23

Commission on Interstate Cooperation; Primary Function; Powers and Duties

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24

Commission on Interstate Cooperation; Reporting

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25

Repealed, 1943, 255, Sec. 2

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26

Massachusetts Historical Commission; Establishment

Section
26a

State Archeologist; Duties; Reservation of Lands From Sale; Cooperation of Governmental Agencies

Section
26b

Definitions Applicable to Secs. 26a, 26c, and 27 to 27c

Section
26c

State Register of Historic Places

Section
26d

Property Listings; Regulations

Section
27

Certification of Historic or Archeological Landmarks; Standards for Care and Management; Alteration of Landmarks; Field Investigation of Sites

Section
27a

Hearings, Contracts, Acceptance of Gifts, etc., Authorized; Assistance and Data of Other Agencies

Section
27b

Federal Historic Preservation Act; Surveys and Plans; Custody and Expenditure of Funds

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27c

Projects; Notice; Adverse Effect; Review

Section
27d

Historic Homesteads

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28

Portraits and Art Objects in State House; Photographs

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29

State Ballot Law Commission; Records Conservation Board

Section
30

Voting Equipment Loan Program

Section
31

Surcharge on Fees of Registers of Deeds and Assistant Recorders; Registries Under Control of State Secretary; Surcharge to Fund Improvements at Registries; Disposition of Surcharge