The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-04-20
LAWS OF OHIO.
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PURLIsHEDB AUTHORITY.
mo. 2o.l AN ACT
CeBcerning Notaries Public and Com
m~issioners, and prescribing their duties.
SECTION L. Bet a the Gen,
eydl assembly ofthe State Of Ohio, That
the governor be, and hereby authorized
to appoint and commission as notaries
public as many citizens of ttis state,
having the qualifications of electors, re-
siding in the several counties of this
state for which they are appointed, as
he may deem necessary provided that
before making any such appointment
each applicant shall produce 10 the gov
ernor q certificate from ajudge of the
court Of cemmon pleas or supreme court
residing in tie same county or district,
that tho applicant is of good moral
character, that be Ia an elector of the
county in which he resides, and that he
possesses sufficient qualifications and
ability to discharge the duties of the
Office of notary public.
Sec. q. Each notary public SO ap-
pointed and commissioned shall hold
his Office for the term of three years, if
so long be behave we'll, and that before
entering upon the duties of his Office he
shsll give bond to the state of Oh lin the
sum Of fifteen hundred dollars, with se-
curity to be approved by the governor,
conditioned for the faithful discharge of
the duties of his Office, and he shall take
aud subscribe an oath or affirmation, to
be endorsed on his commission, that lie
will support the constitution of the
United States and Of this state, and
that he will honestly, and faithfully aud
~impartially discharge and perform all
the duties of his Office to the best of his
ability.
Sec. 8. Each notary public SO COM
missioned shall, before entering upon
the duties of his Office, leave his com.
mission, with the oath thereon endorsed,
with the clerk of the court of common
pleas in the county or district in which
he resides, for the purpose of being re-
corded by him.
Sec. 4 Upon receipt of any such
commission, the clerk shall record the
same In the seperate book kept In his
Office for that purpose, and indorse on
the margin of the record aud on the
back of said commission the time he re-
ceived the same for record, aud make a
proper index to all commissions by him
recorded.
Sec. S. Upon application the clerk
shall make out o certificate copy of any
such commission and the Endorsements
thereon, uuder the seal Of the court,
and such curtifcd copy shall be prime
.acie evidence of all the matters and
facts therein contained.
Sec. 6. For services under this act
the clerk shallbe entitled to receive the
following fees For recording and in
dexing each commission, forty cents,
and the like fees for certified copies of
such commissions as are allowed by law
to clerks of the court of common pleas
for copies and certificates of records kept
by them.
Sec. 6. No banker, or broker, or
officer, attorney, stockholder, clerk or
agent, of any bank, banker, or brober,
shall be appointed to, or shall hold the
office Of notary public In this state.
Sec. 8. Each Notary public, duly
appointed, commissioned and qualified,
shall have power within the country
in which he may reside, to administer
all oaths required or authorized by law
10 be administered in this state, to take
and certify dispositions to be used in
any of the courts of this state, to take
aud certify to allRcknowledgments of
mortgageeAIieDs, powers, of at
torney and other instruments of writing,
and to receive, make and record notarial
protests.
Sec. 9 For each oafh or affirmation
administered and certified, the notary
shall receive twenty-five cents,
and no more for the presentment, de-
mand, notice to drawers and indorsers,
and Instruments of protest Of each bill
of exchange or promissory note, he shall
the sum of one dollar and for
recording each instrument by him re-
to be recorded, the sum of ten
cents for each one hundred words, and
more; and for his services in taking
and certifying acknowledgements of
deeds, mortgages, liens, powers of attor.
ney and other instruments of writing,
aud for the taking and certifying Of de-
positions. he shall receive the same fees
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 pun
iah witnesses for refusing to testify,
which is now vested by law in justices
Of the peace; and all sheriiFs aud oon-
this state are hereby required
to serve and return all process issued by
such notaries in the taking Of deposi.
lions.
SEQ 10. The Instrument of protest
IF any notary public appointed and
qualified under the laws of this state, or
he laws Of any other state OF territory
IF the United States accompanying any
bill Of exchange o promissory note
which has been protested by such notary