Chap. 206.—An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 344 of the Code of Virginia.
rclating to the duties of the Secretary of the Commonwealth. [H 293]

Approved March II, 1944

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That section three hundred forty-four of the Code of Virginia be
amended and re-enacted, as follows:

Section 344. To be keeper of State seals; his general duties—He
shall be keeper of the seals of the Commonwealth: keep a record of all
executive acts, arrange and preserve all records and papers belonging to
the executive department ; be charged with the clerical duties of that de-
partment, and render to the Governor, in the dispatch of executive busi-
ness, such services as he requires. He shall record or register all papers
or documents required by law to be registered or recorded in his office,
and when required furnish a copy of any record in his office under the
seal of the Commonwealth.

He is authorized to authenticate records of any court of the State and
of any department of the government. He shall keep a register of all
city, county, and district officers, and when required give a certificate of
the election and qualification of any such officer.

He shall make an annual report to the Governor, embracing (a) all
trade-marks, labels, and so forth, and proprietary containers registered ;
(b) the board of visitors of all public institutions, and other boards
appointed by the Governor; (c) all commissions issued under appoint-
ments made by the Governor, except commissions to notaries public;
(d) and such other matters as the Governor requires. The reports shall
be transmitted by the Governor to the General Assembly, printed as other
such annual reports are printed, bound in a separate volume, and disposed
of according to law.