Immediately after the appointment of a notary public, the county clerk shall send to the Secretary of State a certificate of such appointment, on blanks furnished by the Secretary, containing the name, signature, and legal residence of the appointee, and the term of office of each notary public. The Secretary shall cause such certificates to be bound in suitable volumes and to be indexed. Upon request, the Secretary may certify the appointment, qualification, and signature of a notary public on tender of his or her legal fees. (Amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 173.)