§ 19-257. List and signatures of county officers to Secretary of State.

The county clerk shall annually on the fourth Monday of January prepare and file in the office of the Secretary of State, a list of the officers of the county, elected at the last preceding general election, which list shall contain the genuine signatures of all county officers, and the county clerk shall certify under the seal of his office, that such signatures are the genuine signatures 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:  Provided, further, that any county clerk failing or refusing to comply with the provisions of this article, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine of not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00).

R.L. 1910, § 1580.