Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-18

| FORM OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Resolved, That this association recommends
the passage by the legislatures of the sew
eral States and Territories of the act relat-
ing to the Acknowledgements of instruments
| affecting real estate in the form reported by
the Committee on Jurisprudence and Law
| Reform, a copy of which is hereby annexed
and marked schedule "a" and that under
| the direction of said committee the several
local councils be and they are hereby re-
quested TO further, by all proper means, the
passage OF such act by their State Legislature.
SCHEDULE ga, REFERRED TO IN THE REso-
| EUTIoN.
IN Act Relating 10 Acknowledgements of I,lstrtl-
| ulents affecting Real Estate.
SECTION l. The following forms of ac-
acknowledgement may be used in the case of
| conveyances or other written instruments
| affecting real estate, and any acknowledgment
so taken and certified shall be sufficient to
satisfy all requirements OF law relating to the
execution or recording of such instruments:
begin in all cases by caption specifying
| the State and place where the acknowledge
| ment is taken
L. In the case of natural persons acting in
their own right
On this = day of -, Is, before me person
ally appeared A. B. Tor a. B. and C. d., to me
and who executed the foregoing instrument. and
aekniowledged that he tor nsyl executed the same
as his Tor their free act and deed.
2. 10 the case of natural persons acting by
attorney:
On this - day of =, IS. before me person
ally appeared A. B., to me known to be the per-
half Of c. D., and acknowiedged that he executed
the same as the free act and deed of said c. d.
3. In the case of corporations or joint stock
associations:
On this - day of =, 1s-, before me appeared
IluE rao ho t1air, hrr
duly sworn (or affirmed, did say that he is the
president Tor other Officer or agent Of the corporation
eiation) and that the seal affixed to said instru
ment is the corporate seal of said corporation Tor
and sealed in behalf of said corporation Tor GsSoeta
tom by authority of the board of directors Tor
tT1Gstee) and said A. B. acknowledged said instr-
ment to be the free act and deed of said corpora
ton Tor Gssocidtion)
IL Ease the corporation or association has
no corporate seal, omit the words ''is the cor
porate seal of said corporation Tor associ- |
atom and that" and add at the end of the |
acknowledgment, the words Sand that said |
corporation (or association has no corporate |
seal")
Tin all cases add signature and title of the |
officer taking the Acknowledgment
Sec. 2. When married woman unites with |
her husband in the execution OF any such |
instrument, she shall be described in the |
acknowledgment as his wife, but in all other |
respects her acknowledgment shall be taken
and certified il che were sole; and no sep |
arate examination OF married woman in /
respect to the execution of any release OF /
dover, other instrument affecting real |
estate, shall be required.
H.-MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE.
ResolUed, That in view of the frequent &C.
currence OF cases of irregular and frsudu- /
lent practices in the conduct of suits for
divorce, involving abuse of the process of |
Tho oourfs hraaoh of Drofasaional ohliOationS |
and connivance at actual crime, the local
councils of the association and the several
State and Local Bar Associations be respect
fully requested, as far as possible, TO expose |
such Irregularities and frauds, and to secure
the punishment of all parties concerned In
them.
RESOLVED, That the several local councils |
and State and local Bar Associations be
to advocate the enactment in their I
respective States of a statute Of which the
following is draft:
An Act 10 Prerent Fraudulent Diporees---i
The Jurisdiction of the courts of this
State, in suits for divorce, shall be confined
to the following classes Of cases:
!. Where both parties were domiciled within
2. Where the plaintif was domiciled within this
State W hen the action was commenced, aud the
defendant was personally served with process
within this state.
9. Where one Of the parties was domicied within
ILLS ctoees winch tHS dCtloh was anu
one the other of them actually resided
within this State for year next preceding the
of the action.
HI.-CoMMIssIoNs OF LEGISLATION.
Resolved, That in view of the growing evil
Of hasty and ill-considered legislation and OF
defective phraseology iu the statute law, this
association recommends the adoption by the
several States of a permanent system by
which the important duty of revising aud
maturing the acts introduced into the legis-
atures shall be entrusted to competent Off
GERS, either by the creation of special COM
missions or committees of revision, or by de-