General Laws

[ Text of section effective until January 1, 2013. For text effective January 1, 2013, see below.]

  Section 22. The journals, files and papers of the senate and of the house of representatives shall be in the custody of their respective clerks during the existence of the general court to which they relate, and thereafter in the custody of the state secretary. The clerk of each branch shall at all times have access to the same. Copies of such journals, files and papers, certified by the clerk of the branch to which they originally appertained or by the state secretary, shall be evidence in like manner as the originals.

Chapter 3: Section 22. Journals and papers; custody; copies as evidence

[ Text of section as amended by 2012, 165, Sec. 5 effective January 1, 2013. See 2012, 165, Sec. 137. For text effective until January 1, 2013, see above.]

  Section 22. The journals, files and papers of the senate and of the house of representatives shall be in the custody of their respective clerks during the session to which they relate and after that session they shall be in the custody of the state secretary. The clerk of each branch shall at all times have access to the journals, files and papers. Copies of such journals, files and papers, certified by the clerk of the branch to which they originally appertained or by the state secretary, shall be evidence in like manner as the originals.