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(a) The state archives, museums and historical sections within the department are created and shall be in the charge of the director. The director is subject to the Wyoming Government Reorganization Act of 1989.
(b) The director shall:
(i) Be a college graduate who has had work in social science and history or has educational and administrative experience satisfactory to the commission;
(ii) Perform the duties of the state historian, state archivist and museum curator;
(iii) Have an official seal as director which shall be used to authenticate all official documents, instruments and official acts of the department.
(c) The director may:
(i) Appoint necessary deputies, assistants and employees;
(ii) Acquire by gift, devise, bequest, donation, purchase, lease or otherwise, money, books, manuscripts and other personal property of historical value. He shall hold and own the property in the name of the state and provide for its restoration, care and preservation;
(iii) Sell books, pamphlets, papers, pictures or other material produced by the department;
(iv) Operate sales desks, or contract under terms determined by the commission with nonprofit and charitable corporations, to sell materials relevant to the interpretation of museums and historic sites;
(v) Do anything necessary to implement W.S. 9-2-404 through 9-2-415.
(d) The proceeds received from sales authorized in subsection (c) of this section shall be deposited in the general fund of the state.
(e) Any statute or legal or other document which refers to the state archives and historical department means the department of state parks and cultural resources which is the successor agency to state archives, museums and historical department.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Wyoming Statutes Title 9. Administration of the Government § 9-2-404. Creation of department; director; references to department - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wy/title-9-administration-of-the-government/wy-st-sect-9-2-404/
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