The county clerks of the several counties of this state shall biennially, on the fourth Monday of January, prepare and file in the office of the secretary of state a list of the officers of their respective counties elected at the next preceding general election, which list shall contain the genuine signatures of all county officers and an imprint of the official seal of such as are by law required to keep them; and the county clerk shall certify under the seal of his office that such signatures and the imprint of such seals are the genuine signatures and seals of the respective officers, and that they were attached in his presence: Provided, That in case of any vacancy in any county office, the county clerk shall immediately transmit to the secretary of state the genuine signature of the person elected or appointed to fill such vacancy: And provided further, That any county clerk failing or refusing to comply with the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10) nor more than fifty dollars ($50).