It is the duty of the secretary of state to:
Code 1858, § 197 (deriv. Acts 1796 (Mar.), ch. 3, §§ 1-4, 6, 11; 1823, ch. 18, § 1; 1835-1836, ch. 1, § 6; 1841-1842, ch. 123, § 1; 1843-1844, ch. 135, § 1); Shan., § 245; Acts 1923, ch. 72, §§ 2, 3; Code 1932, § 191; Acts 1947, ch. 106, § 3; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 191; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 14; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 22, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-304; Acts 1981, ch. 109, § 1.