An officer taking the acknowledgment of an instrument must endorse thereon or attach thereto a certificate substantially in the forms prescribed in §§ 18-4-12 to 18-4-15, inclusive.

Source: CivC 1877, § 666; CL 1887, § 3288; RCivC 1903, § 981; RC 1919, § 587; SDC 1939, § 51.1615.