§ 90. Department of state; secretary of state. There shall be in the
state government a department of state. The head of the department shall
be the secretary of state who shall be appointed by the governor by and
with the advice and consent of the senate and hold office until the end
of the term of the governor by whom he was appointed and until his
successor is appointed and has qualified. The secretary of state shall
receive an annual salary within the amount appropriated therefor and his
reasonable expenses when necessarily absent on public business
pertaining to the duties of his office.

In addition to those divisions created and continued within the
Department of State by other statutes, the secretary of state may
establish such other divisions and bureaus in the department of state as
he may deem necessary. He may prescribe the duties and powers of such
divisions and bureaus which shall be exercised and performed under his
supervision.