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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 199a. Custody of records; Oklahoma Historical Society
Title to records of Indian tribes heretofore placed with the
Oklahoma Historical Society of the State of Oklahoma by the
Secretary of the Interior shall remain vested in the United States
and such records shall be held by the said society under rules and
regulations prescribed by the Archivist of the United States:
Provided, That copies of any such records, documents, books, or
papers held by the said society when certified by the secretary or
chief clerk thereof under its seal, or by the officer or person
acting as secretary or chief clerk, shall be evidence equally with
the original, and in making such certified copies the said
secretary or acting secretary and the said chief clerk or acting
chief clerk shall be acting as a Federal agent, and such certified
copies shall have the same force and effect as if made by the
Archivist of the United States as provided in section 2116(b) of
title 44: Provided further, That whenever such certified copies are
desired for official use by the Federal Government they shall be
furnished without cost: Provided further, That any such records
held by the said society shall be promptly returned to the
Government official designated by the Archivist of the United
States upon his request therefor.
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