The clerk of the district court shall: 

• Issue writs and orders for provisional remedies and process of every kind.
• File and preserve all papers delivered to him or her.
• Endorse papers filed with him or her.
• Make entry of return of every summons served.
• Keep the records, books, and papers pertaining to the court, and its proceedings.
• Prepare and file the annual inventory statement of all county personal property in his or her custody or possession.