A state librarian and archivist shall be appointed by the secretary of state. The person appointed as librarian and archivist shall be appointed without regard to political affiliation or place of previous residence. The state librarian and archivist shall serve as chief administrative officer of the state library system and shall be responsible to the secretary of state.Acts 1951, ch. 197, § 2 (Williams, § 2278.6); impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 12; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 10-108; Acts 1982, ch. 689, § 11; 1983, ch. 37, § 8; 1984, ch. 728, § 5; 2008, ch. 631, § 14.
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