Section 8. Commissions of officers  


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  • The  commission  of  every  officer
      appointed by the governor, or by the governor by and with the consent of
      the senate, shall be signed by the governor and attested under the  seal
      of  this  state, by the secretary of state, who shall make and record in
      his office a copy of such commission, and deliver the  original  to  the
      officer  appointed, by a messenger, if the governor shall so direct, and
      otherwise, by mail, or as the secretary  of  state  shall  deem  proper.
      Commissions  of  notaries  public  shall  be  signed by the secretary of
      state, or by a person or persons in the department of  state  designated
      by  the secretary of state, and shall be sent to the county clerk of the
      county in which such notaries public respectively reside. Commissions of
      commissioners  of  deeds  in  other  states,  territories  and   foreign
      countries,  shall be signed by the secretary of state, or by a person or
      persons in the department of state designated  by  secretary  of  state.
      Every  other  appointment  of  an  officer,  made  by  one or more state
      officers, shall be in writing, and signed by the officer or officers, or
      by a majority of the officers, or by the presiding officer of the  board
      or  body making the appointment. Every such written appointment shall be
      deemed the commission of the  officer  appointed,  and  if  of  a  state
      officer,  a  duplicate  or a certified copy thereof shall be recorded in
      the office of the department of state; if of a local officer it shall be
      sent to the clerk of the county in which  the  officer  appointed  shall
      then  reside,  who  shall  file  the  same in his office, and notify the
      officer appointed of his appointment.