The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-05-11
OFFICIAL
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed aG the First session Of the thirty
Eighth Congress.

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AN ACT concerning notAres public for the District d
Columbia
BsgsaGct.G b tls Seaae and House q Reprststdi.v
Of he United S,GtsS q AmecG "A Congress dssen'tt-d
lat notSres pubic for tie DstGict o. Columbia may De
appointed BY TIE supreme curt u sa1 Dslficir W-s
term once shall De We years, aud who may oe re-
moved by FOR I1srs shall DC IL neN Ap
poiatleut of notary public ult the humber IL slis Df
trlct reduced T. twe-ty i've nd when tbs -no-r s
rsueec vacancies thereafter occur, iley may DC
tllsd by SAID court
sec = And L, a. fsrAsr saacssd That each Eot1ry
public hereafter appointed before erng upon lie u
gss Of biz Office snail Taxa oath faithfully - discharge
The same ana sa. give bond u tAs LLlte- SL-A - L
sur thousand 20 lars with security app ovc1
BY the said supreme court u Judge tlers, ior The
faithful discharge OF the duties " his Office An- Tie sa-
shall rsasonabls dispatch by genera a orcer
70 be p1bshsd one or more newspapers printed N the
said District require al - sos now hoiang IL CON
mission sf notary public n sai District 10 give ueW
bond heTcllDvlor prov!-ed ior, S4thl4 short
be prescribed therein and AL such p-fsons fail
g comply herewith shall be sITicEeuf on tue i- "
Lo.sries.
Ehs hAys authority ~ dsmand acceptance and pay ment
foreign bs o. eIcnang aEd ~ prO 81 tie sIas Tor
aecs ptancs and no--symeIt anu 20 exercise sucn
ether powers ALI duties as Oy TIE -aW VI uAtous Anc
according Commercial lsl4grs Tor Cs- AID er-ct
beyond ILs jurisdiction Il tns said District, as &C
eoFding Ihe4w say stat or Territory u lie Uned
Etatcs or any foreign government II amy wlt1 tns
United states may be psriormsl by noiArIes pubic
sec I. And be further enacted, hit nosArss 4be
demand cCept44Ce OF inland bills ~ exchange
and msnt thereof aal o poDIssory notes ans may
protest the i0r ptIc. pay usDt,
Jls may require.
sec 5 And Be it further enacted That each notary pub
Lc shall have power 10 tA.s an 20 certify tie acNowl
e;gm proc, OF pow rs ofatorney nortsag deeds
olhrr INSTRUMENTS " Uriglag lie ~cSaOw net
any c-nves ance Or slhe aslslent " will execute
by any married wOman 20 Lake ccpositols, 2nl - Al
oaths and si irAt alters .ici4t
tsoAgmg % tho du.ss or hs Oh O. take s jaw .
- be usci before any court Jalgs Or officer within tls
District
sec g. Ind Be a fra,r enacted Tat each notary pub
c Shall ksep record u ms Official acts,
such nsHtoae 10 tn NTH section u Ills ACT ana
when required slaI give certified copy Of any recor
Ia las oLcs 10 any psrsoa, upon payment Of he fees
therefor
sec Z And ss Il fisrta,r enacted That each notary
p-lc, before ur acts - slcu, sl-4 p.ov4e notAr
sea- with wnich ns sh4A slth~uticats ali his ofica.
acts winch EeI, tlg thor rscorls AAl olca4
cliu-us shall b. .lsu- BE- szel ny .ly *
ecrtion lie shall dep SIT impress u lis oc
Va he ollie O. iAs e-IK oi tho supreme colt Ol sA
d str q
$50. - Aai be u further eaactsf That on the death
rcsgraion Or rsEiOsa from oil 90 al auy tiiy public
his together with az official papers sal DO
depOsIiei al ta5 Ofcs oi she clerk III. suprai- y
Ol slls District
sec . And be further enacted That the original pro-
tess Oi notary pIbc. un0vr nis hand OlcLll
any Ui4i OF e1lh.ugr sron ss0ry for non
csptAce statili tn prssehtneut b. Alm
Il suCh bi VI excnAEs ncte Tor acceptance pa
meut an the non acceptance VI Ia
and The service OF nOtics any all The parties
sl-u u u prOl..syIy uvtc,
Ihe mods o giving slch notcs and the rcputed piacs
residence of tns party 10 whom the same given
the pOEt Office srvst thereto, shall be prna fIcI
OF the facts contained therein The certificate o
notary pubic, under his hand aud se- OF Office drawn
from MS record stating Tie protest AMI the thc-
recorded, shall D. evilence Of the facts Ike man
ls = tie orisias protest
sac 10 Anibe ftS.hsr endcted, That fees u no
tariss pubic hall es follows. For each certificate z
sea- h,ty cents. taking depstios other writings for
each one hundred WORDS ten cents administering a..
OATH htsen esLts, taxing ae1nOwledgm deed o.
ower OF attorney with tiuCar thereof nty cents
very protest oi bI OF exchange pfomssDry note
AID recording the same, dollar seventy nv
csuts each notice OF protest ten cents each f
acceptance or payment. accepted PAL dollar
q be paIl by tas party -cceplI paying The SANE
Zach noting OF protest dollar. And any notary pub
&c who snail take higher ice Than prescribed BY InIs
act snAl pay rle OF hundred collars ami be re-
mOyel from Office by tue Sal supreme court
Sec H. And Be further enacted, That all acts an
ara hereby repealed
Approved ApTIl D. 1864.