The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-08-12

the governor is authorized to appoint
aud commission for the term of three
years, as notaries public, in the several
counties of this state, such citizens, resi-,
dent therein, and having the qualiica-
tion of electors, as he may deem neces-
sary: Provided, that before making such
appointment, the governor shall be salts.
fed, by the certificate of a judge of the
court of common pleas, or of the su-
preme court, residing in the same coun-
ty or district, and such other evidence
as he may think proper to require, that
the applicant is in all respects fully com
petept to perform the duties and exercise
the powers of a notary public, as defined
by the laws of this state or of the Uni
ted States: Provided. that the number
of notaries public so appointed and com
m~issioued, shall not exceed one for each
one thousand inhabitants, the number of
inhabitants of each county to be ascer-
tanned by reference to the last United
States census.
- SEC. 2. The governor is authorized
to appoint AMI commission as commits.
%sioners of the state of Ohio, so many
persons residing in any other state, or
IN any territory of the United States, or
in any foreign state, and furnishing such
evidence of qualifications as he may
think proper to require, who shall ON.
tinue in Office for the term of three
years, and shall have authority to take
afidavits and dispositions to be used in
any Of the courts of this state, aud also
to take Acknowledgements and proof of
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veyance, and of any lease, contract. let
ter of attorney, or other written instru-
ment, to be recorded or used in this
state. Every person thus appointed a
commissioner of the state of Ohio, shall,
before the issuing of his commission,
procure a proper seal of Office, aud shall
take aud subscribe an oath or affirma,
ton, before some judge of a co ,rt of
record, or some other commissioner of
the state Of Ohio, within the state, ter
ritory, or county in which he may re-
side we'll and faithfully to execute and
perform all the duties of such commits
%sioner, under the laws of this state I;
which oath, with his signature thereto,
and an impression of his seal of Office,
shall be transmitted to the governor, and
filed in the Office of the secretary of
state.
Sec. 8. Dispositions taken upon inter
rogatories, upon notice, or by consent,
and afidaviis taken before a commission
er of the State of Ohio, shall be en-
titled to be read in anJ salt or other
proceeding in this State, and shall have
the same effect as if taken before a mag
~istrate or officer thereuDtO authorized
within this State; and all certificates of
acknowledgment and proof of execution,
made or granted by such commissioner,
shall have the same effect as If made or
granted by such magistrate or officer.
SEC. a.. There shall be kept in the
office of the Governor, a record, showing
distinctly the names and residence of all
persons commissioned as notarics public
or as commissioners of The State of Ohio,
aud the commencement and termination
of each term of Office; and there shall
be paid by each person receiving a com.
mission as notary public, the sum of one
dollar, aud by each person receiving a
commission as commissioner of the State
of Ohio, the sum OF three dollars; which
gums, after paying the wages of a mes
senger for the executive office, shall form
part of the compensation of the private
secretary of the Governor.
SEC. 5 The term of office of each
commissioner for the State of Ohio, here
tofore appointed under the laws of this
State, in any other State, or in any Ter
ritery of the United States, or any 9TH
err country shall expire at the end of one
year after the passage of this act. Aud
all notaries public now holding appoint
ments as such shall be continued as if
this act had not feen passed.
Sec. 6. The act to authorize the Gov
ernor to appoint commissioners to take
acknowledgment of deeds or other ON
tracts, and dispositions in other States,
passed January Goth, 1874, and che act
to amend the same, passed. March 25th,
1854; and the first section of the act
providing fer the appointment of No
taries Public, and prescribing their du-
ties, passed April 2d, 1852, are hereby
repealed.
Sec. T. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
N. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of the House of Reps.
THOMAS II FORD,
President of the Senate.
April 18th. 1857.