Care of records - Fixtures and furniture

The register of deeds shall have the care and custody of all books, records, deeds, maps, papers and fixtures deposited and kept in his office, and it shall be his duty to carefully preserve and guard the same against defacing, mutilation, change or injury, and he shall be furnished by the county with suitable fixtures and furniture to protect the records and papers of his office. R.L. 1910, § 1656.