Upon the application of any person and upon the payment of the applicable fees, the county clerk may:
(1) make searches for conveyances, mortgages, and all other instruments recorded or filed in the county clerk's office; and
(2) furnish a certificate stating the names of the parties to the instruments; the dates of the instruments; the year, month, day, hour, and minute they were recorded or filed; and the book and pages where they are recorded.