The superintendent of insurance and the superintendent of banks, jointly, shall, within 30 days after final adjournment of each regular session of the legislature, cause to be prepared a table showing the current present cash value of an annuity of $100.00 per month, month by month from two to 480 months at two percent, two and one-half percent, three percent, three and one-half percent, four percent, four and one-half percent, five percent, five and one-half percent and six percent, which table shall be delivered to the secretary of state, who shall cause the same to be printed in the bound volume of the acts of the legislature.

Annuity tables computed, compiled, printed and published as provided in section 35-16-1 shall be received in all courts of this state as evidence of the facts therein stated, but nothing contained in this chapter shall affect the admissibility of other competent evidence when offered in a lawful and proper manner.

The superintendent of insurance shall, within 10 days after final adjournment of each regular session of the legislature, cause to be delivered to the secretary of state the then current American experience and commissioners standard ordinary mortality tables, which the secretary of state shall cause to be printed in the bound volume of the acts of the legislature.

(a) Mortality tables as printed in the bound acts of the legislature pursuant to section 35-16-3 shall be received in all courts of this state as evidence of the facts therein stated.

(b) The provisions of section 35-16-3 and subsection (a) of this section are cumulative and shall not prevent any court from taking judicial knowledge of mortality tables, as provided by law, nor affect the admissibility of such tables in evidence when offered in any other lawful and proper manner.