The state librarian and archivist may, from time to time, procure from the general government, any foreign government, or from any state or territory within the United States, the public acts, and law and equity reports of such government, state or territory, by exchanging the public acts or reports of this state.
Code 1858, § 38 (deriv. Acts 1843-1844, ch. 135, § 2); impl. am. Priv. Acts 1859-1860, ch. 53, § 2; Acts 1879, ch. 31, §§ 1, 6; Shan., § 55; mod. Code 1932, § 79; impl. am. Acts 1951, ch. 197, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 12-613.