(a) "Bonds" shall include general obligations of the issuer and obligations of the issuer payable in whole or in part from any special fund or other source, any part of which is expressed to mature more than twelve months from the date thereof but shall not include obligations issued in anticipation of the collection of taxes or in anticipation of the issuance of bonds.

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(b) "State agency" shall mean the State of South Carolina, its agencies and institutions.

(c) "Governing board" shall mean the board, commission, board of trustees, authority, or any other public body upon which is devolved by law the administrative and executive duties relating to the issuance of bonds of any state agency.

(2) In every instance where the governing board of any state agency shall propose to effect the issuance of bonds, it shall make a full record of the proceedings relating to the issuance of such bonds, exclusive of papers and documents relating to the delivery of such bonds, and shall, prior to the delivery of such bonds, file a copy of such record in the office of the Secretary of State. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to file and index the record in a special book to be kept by such officer for such purpose. The Secretary of State shall be authorized to prepare and deliver certified copies of the records as thus filed and to deliver them to the purchasers of the bonds or other interested parties. For each such certification a reasonable fee may be charged.