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(6) To be the custodian of the official district records and archives, except as otherwise provided for in The Discipline (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1387; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:4760), including the records of the district statistical committee (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1352:3) and all district judicial committees (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:5218; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:5227), and to be instructed by the district board of administration as to the exercise of such custody (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1233:16).

4760. All deeds, titles, and other legal or property records of each developing church, church or circuit within the bounds of the district shall be placed in the custody of the district superintendent (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1310:13) who shall be responsible for their preservation and permanent filing as directed by the district board of administration (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1233:16). The district superintendent may authorize a local church to retain such records when deemed necessary, in which case a certified or true copy shall be kept in the district files which are in the district superintendent’s custody.