1. The general assembly shall appropriate moneys from the fund to the office of the secretary of state to be used exclusively by the archives division to:

(1) Preserve, through any archivally appropriate means, documents of legal, historical and genealogical importance to the state of Missouri; and

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 109.007

  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

(2) Perform all other functions necessary to make these documents available to the public.

2. Once each year, the secretary of state shall report to the general assembly on the expenditure of the moneys appropriated to the archive division for the purpose set out in this section.