Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-04-12
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Providing 1ur lie 81 polntmeDt Of Notarles Public,
md prescribing their duties.
Sec. /. Be IL enacted by ihe General sss-
semdlyof the Stateef Ohio, That the Govern
be aud is hereby authorized to appoint and
commission as noiaries pubic, as many eiti-
zans Of this State, having the qualifications Of
electors, residing in the seyaral counties in
This State, as he. may decm necessary; Pro-
tvided, that before making any such appoint
ment, each applicant shall produce to the
governor certificate from one Of the judges
of the court of common peas in the county
or district in which such applicant may reside,
that the applicant is of good moral character,
that he is a resident elector Of such county,
and that he possesses sufficient qualifications
and ability to discharge the duties Of the Of
fee of notary public.
SEC. 2. That each Notary public, SO ap-
pointed and commissioned, shall hold his Of
flee f,r the term Of three years, if so long he
behave well; and that before entering upon
the duties of his office, he shall give bond to
The State of Ohio, in the sum of fifteen huns
sdred dollars, with security 70 he approved by
the governor, conditioned for the faithful dis
charge of1he dulles Of his office, and he shall
take and subscribe on oath or affirmation, to
be endorsed on his commission, that he will
support tile consultation Of the United States
ard Of this State, and that he will honestly,
faithfully, and impartially. discharge and per-
form all the duties Of his office. to The best Of
his ability. s, :
SEC. 8. That each notary public, before
entering upon the duties of his office, shall
provide himself with an official seal, with
which be shall authenticate all Ills officalac.s.
upon which seal shall be engraven the arms
of this State. the words Notorial Seal and
the name of the county in which be resides;
which seal, together with his official registers,
shall be exempt from execution; and on the.
death or removal from office of such notary
public, his registers shall be deposited in the
office of the.recorder Of deeds, IN the county
where such notary resides.
SEC. 4 That no banker, broker, or officer,
attorney, sfockh lier, clerk, or agent of any
bank, banker or broker, shall be appointed t.,
or shall hold the office of notary public in this
State.
SEc. 5. That each notary public so ap-
pointed, commissioned and qualified, shall have.
power within the county ii which he may re-
side, to administer all oaths required of au-
thorized by law to be administered in this
State, to take and certify depositions to be
used in any of the courts of this State, to take
and certify to all acknow ledgmeHts of dseds,
mortgages, lens, powers of attorney. and 9TH
or Instruments of writing, and 10 receive,
make and record, notorial protests. .ss,4
SEC. g.. That for each oath or.affifmation
administered and certified, the notary public
shall receive twenty FIVE cents, and no MOI g;
for the presentment, demand, notice to draw
ers and endorsers, aud instruments of protest
Of each bill Uf exchange or promissory note,
he shall receive the sum of one dollar 5 and
for recording each instrument by him reanir.
ed to bSrec orded, ,tle sum of tel cents for each
one hundred words. and no more andfor his
services in taking and certifying acknowlsd-
gments of deeds, mortgages, liens, powers Of
attorney, and other Instruments of writing,
and for the taking and certifying Of depositions,
he shall receive The same fees as are now by
law prescribed for justices Of the peace and
in taking dispositions, he shall have The same
power to compel the attendance Of witnesses,
and to punish witnesses for refusing to testify.
which is now yeeted, by law, in justices Of
the peace and all sheriffs and constables in
this State are hereby required to serve and
return al process issued by such notaries il
the tukiag Of dspositions.
SEC. z. That the instruments Of protest
of any notary public appointed and qualified
under the laws of this State, or the laws of
any other State or territory Of the United
States, accompanying any bill of exchange or
promssory note, which has been protested by
such notary for non-acceptanee or non-pay-
ment, shall be held and received in in all the
courts Of this State, ,sas pyinsn facie evidence
OF the facts therein certified; Provided, that
any party may contradict, by other evidence,
any such certificate.
SEC. 8. That any notary public hererfter
who shall charge or receive ary
fee or reward for any act or service done or
rendered by him under this act, greater than
the amount herein limited, or who shall dis
honestly or unfaishfully discharge any of his
duties as notary public, shall, on complaint
filed and substantiated in the court of COM
mon pleas in the county in which such notary
public resides, be removed from his said Of
fcesby such court and the court shall there
upon certify the fact of such removal to the
governor, and the party SO removed shall be
therenfter ineligible to re appointment to
the Office of notary public. in this State.
SEC. 9. That the act entitled an act for
appointing notaries public, passed FEBRUARY
seventh. oneft thousa nd eight hundred and six
teen. n.andall acts amendatory of said act, ,and all
parts of all acts conflicting with this act, be
and the same are hereby repealed.
9a JAMES C. JOHNSON,
Speaker of the House Of Reps.
- e WILLIAM MEDILL,
President Of the Senate.
March Is, 1852. ..s x 81
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