Us Code § 561 - Records and papers and furniture transferred to Department
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§ 561. Records and papers and furniture transferred to Department
The official records and papers on file in and pertaining exclusively to the business of any bureau, office, department, or branch of the public service in this Act transferred to the Department of Labor, together with the furniture in use in such bureau, office, department, or branch of the public service, are transferred to the Department of Labor.
(Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, §5, 37 Stat. 737.)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, is act Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, 37 Stat. 736, which is classified principally to sections 2, 551, and 555 to 562 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 621 of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, §1, Sept. 1, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
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