24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 139
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App. § 3-139. Public records to remain in Chief Administrative Officer's office; Council may regulate removal
Official statutory text
Such records shall not be taken out of or away from said Chief Administrative Officer's office except upon the order or process of a court of competent jurisdiction; but said City Council may, by ordinance or bylaw, regulate the removal from said office of all papers and documents belonging to said City and in the custody of said Chief Administrative Officer as aforesaid.
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