The Secretary of State shall be provided with suitable offices in the state capital, furnished at the state's expense. He shall reside at the capital and shall keep his office open daily except on Sundays and holidays.
(Ga. L. 1861, p. 72, § 3; Code 1863, § 83; Code 1868, § 77; Code 1873, § 82; Code 1882, § 82; Civil Code 1895, § 178; Civil Code 1910, § 207; Code 1933, § 40-503.)