Sec. 26.  NOTARIES PUBLIC.  (a) The Secretary of State shall appoint a convenient number of Notaries Public for the state who shall perform such duties as now are or may be prescribed by law.  The qualifications of Notaries Public shall be prescribed by law.
(b)  The terms of office of Notaries Public shall be not less than two years nor more than four years as provided by law.  
(Feb. 15, 1876. Amended Nov. 5, 1940, and Nov. 6, 1979.)