Section 36-14-4
Custody of books.
The Secretary of State has the charge of all the books owned and kept for sale by the state and it is his duty to sell the same. He is liable upon his official bond for failure of any of the duties imposed in selling the same and for failure to pay over the money received therefor.
(Code 1867, §79; Code 1876, §78; Code 1886, §89; Code 1896, §1979; Code 1907, §579; Code 1923, §784; Code 1940, T. 55, §187.)