Form and execution of bonds

Bonds issued pursuant to this part shall be in such form as the director of finance may determine, and shall be lithographed or steel engraved. All bonds issued pursuant to this part shall be manually signed by the director of finance or a deputy director of finance, shall bear a lithographed or engraved facsimile of the signature of the comptroller of the State, and shall be sealed with the seal or a lithographed or engraved facsimile of the seal of the department of budget and finance. In addition, fully registered bonds may be authenticated with the manual signature of the registrar, if any, thereunto duly appointed by the director of finance. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this section, the director of finance, with the approval of the governor, may provide that bonds issued pursuant to this part may be typewritten, printed, or otherwise reproduced, and that the signature of the comptroller upon the bonds may be the comptroller's manual signature. Interest coupons shall be executed with a lithographed or engraved facsimile of the signature of the director of finance. Pending the preparation of the definitive bonds, interim receipts, or certificates in such form and with such provisions as the director of finance may decide upon, may be issued to the purchaser or purchasers of bonds sold pursuant to this part.