On or before the first Monday in March in each year, the commission shall make out and transmit to the assessor of each county where lands or lots lie that have been sold by the State, for which certificates of purchase, patents, or deeds have issued, during the year preceding, certified lists of such lands or lots, giving a description of the lands or lots, the names of the purchasers, and the amount of principal unpaid, if any, on the first Monday in March.