43-25-26. Recording of grant of estate in real property--Acknowledgment or proof by subscribing witness required.
The execution of a grant of an estate in real property, other than an estate at will or for a term not exceeding one year, if it is not duly acknowledged, must, to entitle the grant to be recorded, be proved by a subscribing witness, or as otherwise provided in §§43-28-8 and 43-28-10.
Source: CivC 1877, §623; CL 1887, §3246; RCivC 1903, §939; RC 1919, §541; SDC 1939, §51.1402.