There shall be kept, for public inspection, an alphabetical list of the names of all persons who have paid special taxes under chapter 3 of this title. Such list shall be prepared and kept pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Director, and shall contain the time, place, and business for which such special taxes have been paid, and upon application of any prosecuting officer there shall be furnished to him a certified copy thereof, as of a public record, for which a fee of $1 for each 100 words or fraction thereof in the copy or copies so requested may be charged.