Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-04-26

An act in relation to the acknowledg
ment of written instruments.
Section THAT the following forms Of
acknowledgment may be used in the case
of conveyances or other written instru.
ments affecting real estate, and any &C.
acknowledgement so taken and certified shall
be sufficient to satisfy all requirements OF
law relating to the execution or recording
of such instruments.
LIST. In case of natural persons acHng in
their own right:
Territory of New Mexico,
County OF. ...............
On this. day Of. ......1 1855 before
me personally appeared A. B. Ter A. b.
and G. d. to me known to be the person
Cor persons) described in and who exc
cuted the foregoing instrument, and &C.
knowledged that he Tor they executed
the same as his Cor their free act and
deed.
I'd. In the case of natural persons acting
by attorney:
Territory of New Mexico,
County of .........
On this. day Of. ...... 1888 before
me personally appeared A. B., to me
known to be the person who executed the
foregoing instrument in behalf OF c. D.,
and acknowledged that he executed the
same as the free act and deed of said G. D.
Sd. In case OF corporations or joint
stock associations:
Territory of New Mexico,
County of ................
~, th;o 1ov nf IA
before me appeared A. B., to me person
ally known, who being by me duly sworn
Tor atlirmed) did say that he is the presi-
dent Cor other officer or agent of the cor
poration or association of describing the
corporation or association, and that the
seal affixed to said instrument is the cor
porate seal of said corporation (or asso-
ciation) and that said instrument was
signed and sealed i'll behalf Of said cor
poration Tor association by authority of
its board OF directors (or trustees), and
said A. B. acknowledged said instrument
to be the free act and deed Of said cor.
poration Tor association.
In case the corporation or association
has no corporate seal, omit the words
"the seal affixed to said instrument is the
corporate seal of such corporation (or asso-
ciation) and that" and add at the end OF
the affidavit clause the words "and that
said corporation (or association has no
corporate SEAL"
In all cases add signature and title OF
the officer taking the acknowledgment.
Sec. 2.-Whep married woman unites
with her husband in the execution OF any
such instrument und acknowledges the
same in one of the forms sanctioned, she
shall be described in the acknowledge
ment as his wife, but in oil other respects
her acknowledgment shall be taken and
certified as if she were sole and no separate
examination of married woman in re-
spect to the execution of any release Of
dover or other instrument affecting real
estate shall be required.
Sec. 3.-The foregoing forms may be
used in case ofother written instruments,
not affecting real estate Except CONNER
cial paper, and any acknowledgment SO
taken and certified shall be prima facie
evidence of the execution of said instru
ment blythe parties 80 acknowledging the
same in all the courts OF this territory.
Sec. At shall not be necessary for a
HldIIltu WoAiuA W hppcai pclooAailv DC-
fore the officer taking the acknowledg-
ment, but she may make, sign and &C.
knowledge any deed or conveyance by
and through an attorney who may have
been heretofore, or may be hereafter,
authorized in writing by power OF attor-
ney executed and acknowledged by her
self and her husband, in accordance with
the provisions Of this act, or Of the laws
heretofore in force in this territory, such
attorney using the form or the substance
of the form prescribed by subdivision 2 OF
section of this act and all deeds and
conveyances heretofore signei, executed
and acknowledged by an attorney for a
married woman, under power of attor-
ney executed by her and her husband,
and acknowledged according to the laws
heretofore in force in this territory, are
hereby confirmed and made valid 80 far
as they affect property or rights there
under in this territory.
Sec. 5.--All acts and parts Of acts in
conflict with this act are hereby repealed,