The _Secretary of State_ has the custody of the Great Seal of State and
all State papers. He preserves all the original bills and acts passed
by the General Assembly. He affixes the Great Seal to all State
grants, and public documents executed by the Governor, keeps correct
maps of surveys; and plats of lands granted by the State, and records
all grants. The Secretary of State grants charters to banking,
insurance, railroad, canal, navigation, express, telephone, and
telegraph companies.

The Secretary of State is _ex-officio Commissioner of Corporations_.
All State and foreign corporations are required to file an annual
statement in his office. He is also the official who passes upon the
legality of all stocks, bonds, debentures, and other securities offered
for sale in the State of Georgia. He is the legal officer of the State
who issues licenses for automobiles. The Secretary of State is
_ex-officio Surveyor-General_ who acts in disputed boundary lines of
counties. He is the officer to whom election returns of all officers
elected by the people are submitted for certification. He keeps a
record in his office of the subdivisions of the State into counties,
and all records pertaining to the original subdivisions of the State
into counties and land districts.

The _State Treasurer_ has custody of all State funds, and pays out
moneys only on warrants issued by the Governor. The members of the
General Assembly receive their pay from the Treasurer upon drafts drawn
by the Speaker of the House or President of the Senate. He has control
of the funds pledged to the payment of the public debt, and keeps
accounts of all receipts and expenditures. He acts also as _State Bank
Examiner_.

The _Comptroller-General_ audits all accounts against the State. He
examines the digests of all tax returns, receives and collects all
evidences of debts due the State from any other source than taxes,
issues executions against defaulting tax collectors, and countersigns
all warrants drawn on the Treasury by the Governor. He must keep a
record of all tax collectors' and receivers' bonds. He must make an
annual report to the Governor, showing the currents account between the
Treasurer and the State. The report must include a statement of taxes
paid in by each county, the annual income from the educational fund,
and the amounts paid out of said fund, the condition of the public
debt, and accounts of all officers and agents disbu