The Secretary of State shall have the custody and charge of the seal of the Department of State , and of all the books, records, papers, furniture, fixtures, and other property which on June 22, 1874 , remained in and appertained to the Department, or were thereafter acquired for it. (R.S. § 203.) Editorial Notes Codification R.S. § 203 derived from acts July 27, 1789, ch. 4, §§ 2, 4, 1 Stat. 29 ; Sept. 15, 1789, ch. 14, § 7, 1 Stat. 69 . Section was formerly classified to section 158 of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, § 1 , Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 378 . CFR Title Parts 22 131