The description of the homestead, certified and acknowledged by the owner, shall be recorded by the register of deeds of the proper county.

Source: SL 1874-5, ch 37, § 11; PolC 1877, ch 38, § 11; CL 1887, § 2459; RPolC 1903, § 3227; RC 1919, § 462; SDC 1939, §§ 51.1712, 51.1713; SL 1981, ch 13, § 11; SL 2008, ch 226, § 1.