The bonds of all officers and employees of all the departments, institutions, agencies, boards, commissions and authorities of the Commonwealth, except the Department of Accounts, shall, after being recorded by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, as required by § 49-12, be transmitted to the Comptroller and be filed in the office of the Comptroller. The bonds of all officers and employees in the Department of Accounts shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to notaries public, nor to commissioners of the revenue, attorneys for the Commonwealth, clerks of courts and treasurers of the counties and cities who are covered by other sections of the Code; nor to other similar officers of a purely local character.