The Secretary of State shall be compensated in the amount and manner provided in Code Sections 45-7-3 and 45-7-4. He shall also receive actual transportation costs while traveling by public carrier, the legal mileage rate for use of a personal automobile, and the actual cost of lodging and meals while away from his office on official state business, as provided in Code Section 45-7-20.
OCGA § 45-13-4