The state board of medical licensure shall, in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-1-1, contract for the acquisition of such books, blanks and stationery as may be needed by it in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. The state board of medical licensure shall deliver to the secretary of state such record books as the clerks of the circuit court may need, in which to record licenses to practice medicine, to be by him promptly and safely transmitted at the cost of the state to such of said clerks as the board of medical licensure may designate.