The proof or acknowledgment of every conveyance affecting any real property, if acknowledged or proved within this State, must be taken by one of the following persons:
1. A judge or a clerk of a court having a seal.
2. A notary public.
3. A justice of the peace.
[Part 4:9:1861; A 1867, 103; B § 231; BH § 2572; C § 2642; RL § 1020; NCL § 1478] — (NRS A 1985, 1209; 1987, 123)