The secretary of state shall issue a commission to each notary public which shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the notary’s office for public inspection. The secretary of state shall keep in his office a record of such appointments and the date of their expiration.

Source: SL 1889, ch 104, § 1; RPolC 1903, § 734; RC 1919, § 5235; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 32.1302; SL 1979, ch 153, § 2.