§ 74. Use of the great seal. All such matters as have issued under the
great seal of the state since March sixteenth, seventeen hundred
seventy-eight, shall continue to be issued under such seal, except
copies of papers and records certified by the secretary of state or his
deputy and authenticated under his seal of office. The secretary of
state may, however, upon such terms and conditions as he may deem
appropriate, furnish an impression, replica or print of the great seal
of the state for use as a collector's item, for use in preparing a
collector's item or for educational purposes.