The officer holding the inquest provided for in section 12-45-01, within ten days after its conclusion, shall return the inquisition of the jury, the written testimony of the witnesses, and a list of the witnesses who testified to material matter at such inquest, to the clerk of the district court of Burleigh or Morton County, as the case may be, and the clerk shall file and retain the same in his office as a public record.
N.D.C.C. § 12-45-04