The judges of the district courts shall have power in any part of the State to take and certify:
1. The acknowledgment of conveyances and the satisfaction of a judgment of any court.
2. An affidavit to be used in any court of justice of this state.
[Part 63:19:1865; B § 968; BH § 2482; C § 2563; RL § 4883; NCL § 8425]