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52:7-11.     Notaries public
     a.   The Secretary of State shall appoint so many notaries public as the Secretary of State shall deem necessary to commission, who shall hold their respective offices for the term of five years, but may be removed from office at the pleasure of the Secretary of State.

    b.   A person desiring to be appointed and commissioned a notary public shall make application to the Secretary of State on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State and endorsed by a member of the Legislature or the Secretary of State or Assistant Secretary of State. Renewals thereof shall be made in the same manner as the original application.

    c.   The fee to be collected by the Secretary of State for that appointment or renewal shall be $25.00.

    L. 1979, c. 460, s. 2; amended 1987,c.435,s.21.