The auditor of state and the department of administrative services shall furnish to the board of education of each school district copies of deeds, leases, field notes, records, and other papers and documents that are in their possession, relating to the lands appropriated by congress for the support of schools and ministerial purposes that have been allocated for the benefit of that district, and such copies, when authenticated by the certificate and signature of the auditor of state, under the official seal of the auditor of state, shall be received as competent evidence and shall have the same force and effect as the originals. The auditor of state shall charge fees sufficient to defray the cost of preparing copies.