Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-05-26
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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
PASSED at the First Session of the Thirty
Eighth Congress.
[PUBLIc-No. 42.]
AN ACT concerning uotaries public
for the District of Columbia.

PUBLC-No. AZ.
AN ACT concerning notaries public
for the District of Columbia.
BE it enacted by the Senate and Housc
of Representatives. Of tie United States of
America IN Congress assembled, That
notaries public for the District of Co
lumbia may be appointed by the su-
preme court of said District, whose
term of Office shall DO five years, and
who may be removed by said court
for cause. There shall be no new ap-
pointment Of a notary public until the
number in this District is reduced to
twenty and when the number is
SO reduced, as vacancies thereafter oc-
cur, they may be filled by said court.
Sec. 2. And be IL further enacted,
That each notary public hereafter ap-
pointed, before entering upon the du-
ties of his Office, shall take an oath
faithfully to discharge the same, and
shall give bond to the United States
in the sum Of two thousand dollars,
with security to be approved by the
said supreme court, or judge there
of, for the faithful discharge of the du-
ties of his Office. And the said court
shall, with reasonable dispatch, by
general order to be published in one
or more newspapers printed in the
said District, require all persons now
holding the commission of notary pub.
lie in said District to give new bond,
as hereinbefore provided for. within
short time to be prescribed therein
and all such persons failing to comply
Herewith shall be stricken from the
list of notaries.
Sec. 3. And be It further enacted.
That notaries public shall have au-
thority to demand acceptance and pay
ment of foreign bills of exchange. and
to protest the same for non acceptance
and non payment and to exercise
such other powers and duties as, by
the law Of nations, and according to
commercial usages, or for use and ef-
feet. beyond the jurisdiction of the
said District, as, according to the law
of any State or Territory of the Uni
ted States, or any foreign Government
in amity with the United States, may
be performed by notaries public.
Sec. 4. Aad Be IL further enacted.
That notaries public may also demand
acceptance of inland bills Of exchange,
and payment thereof, and of promis-
sorry notes, and may protest the same
for non-acceptance or non-payment, as
the case may require.
Sec. 5. And be 1t further enacted,
That each notary public shall have
power to take and to certify the ac-
acknowledgement or proof of powers of
attorney, mortgages, deeds, and other
instruments Of writing, the ackowl-
edgmcnt of any conveyance, or other
instrument of writing executed by
any married woman. to take deposit
tions, and to administer oaths and at
firmations in all matters incident or
belonging to the duties of his office.
and to take afiidayits to be used be.
fore any court, judge, or officer within
this District.
Sec. 6. And be 1t further enacted.
That each notary public shall keep a
fair record Of all his official acts, ex-
cept such as are mentioned in the fifth
section of this act and when requir-
ed shall give certified copy Of any