Section 1
SECTION 1. Hereafter no person shall be appointed notary public who has not the following qualifications: First. Is over twenty-one years of age; Second. Has not been convicted of a crime implying moral turpitude; and Third. Is a practicing lawyer, or who has passed the examination for the bar or the justice of the peace examination, or who has completed and passed in the studies of law in a reputable university or school of law: Provided, That in municipalities or townships wherein no persons reside having the qualifications hereinbefore specified, judges of First Instance may appoint other persons to temporarily exercise the office of notary public who possess the desirable qualifications as regards ability and morality.