It shall be the duty of the director of the department of lands to keep the records of the state board of land commissioners; to make out and countersign all patents and leases issued by the president of the said board to purchasers and lessees of state lands, and to keep a suitable record of the same; to file and preserve the bonds of lessees and those given by purchasers to secure deferred payments; to make and deliver to purchasers suitable certificates of purchase; to have the custody of the seal of the state board of land commissioners; to keep the minutes of the board, and to perform such other duties concerning the land affairs of the state as the board may direct.
Idaho Code § 58-121