The records and files in the office of the adjutant and inspector general pertaining to all wars in which the state has participated shall be kept in such office or in the state archives and not taken therefrom, except upon the order of the governor or of the adjutant and inspector general, for special purposes. Microfilms of the records and files shall be taken from time to time. Rosters of Vermonters participating in wars shall be similarly maintained. (Amended 1973, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. April 4, 1974.)