day of, has this day acknowledged the same before me in my said county and state. Given under my hand and seal this day of 18-. Certificate of Wife's Acknowledgment. And I (name and official title) do certify that, wife of —, whose names are signed to the writing above, bearing date on the day of , personally appeared before me in the county aforesaid, and being examined by me privily and apart from her husband, and having the said writing fully explained to her, she, the said, acknowledged the said writing to be her act, and declared that she had willingly executed the same, and does not wish to retract it. Given, etc. I, Acknowledgment by a Corporation. a commissioner appointed by the governor of the state of West Virginia for the said state of, do certify that the president of the Railroad Company, whose name is signed to the writing above, and who signed the name of the said railroad company and affixed its seal thereto, has this day acknowledged the same before me in my said state, and acknow. ledged that he signed the corporate name and affixed the corporate seal of said company to said conveyance by the order of said company as its president; that he executed and delivered the said deed, on behalf of said company, as his free and voluntary act; and that the said company also executed said conveyance as its free and voluntary act for the uses and purposes therein set forth. Given under my hand and seal this 18-. day of estate is the sole and separate property of such married woman, and that she was and is living separate and apart from her husband at the date of such deed and acknowledgment; and it shall be stated in the certificate of such acknowledgment that all of the said facts were shown to the satisfaction of the person taking the same. Code 1887, c. 73, § 6. Homestead released by wife's joining in deed. No witness required when acknowledged. Two witnesses are necessary to prove a deed not acknowledged. Ibid. § 2. A scroll operates as a seal. Ibid. c. 13, § 15. WISCONSIN.1 Form for Husband and Wife. Personally came before me this above (or within) named and day of, 18-, the his wife (or if an officer, adding the name of his office), to me known to be the person who executed the foregoing (or within) instrument, and acknowledged the same. WYOMING.2 Form for Husband and Wife. I (name and official title), do hereby certify that and personally known to me as the persons whose names are 1 WISCONSIN.- Acknowledgments within the state are made before any judge or clerk of a court of record, court commissioner, county clerk, notary public, register of deeds, or justice of the peace; elsewhere in the United States, before any judge or clerk of a court of record, notary public, justice of the peace, master in chancery, or other officer there authorized by law to take the acknowledgment of deeds therein, or before a commissioner appointed by the governor of this state for such purpose. When the acknowledgment is not made before such commissioner, or clerk of a court of record with his seal attached, or a notary public under his seal of office, there must be attached a certificate of a clerk of a court of record of the county or district where the acknowledgment was taken, under the seal of his office, of the official character of the officer taking the acknowledgment, of the genuineness of his signature, or that the deed is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of the state, territory, or district. In a foreign country it may be executed and acknowledged before a notary public, who must certify under his official seal, or other officer authorized by law therein to take such acknowledgments, or any minister, chargé d'affaires, commissioner, or consul of the United States appointed to reside therein. R. S. 1878, §§ 2216–2220; Annot. Stats. 1889, §§ 2216-2220. A married woman of the age of eighteen years and upwards may bar her dower, or, if of full age, convey her separate estate, by joining in the deed with her husband, or by executing a separate deed, and in either case acknowledging the No separate examination is necessary in taking her acknowledgment. R. S. 1878, § 2921; Annot. Stats. 1889, §§ 2221, 2222. same. A married woman must join her husband in deed to release homestead. Stats. 1889, § 2203. Annot. Two witnesses required. R. S. Suppt. 1883, § 2216; Annot. Stats. 1889. § 2216. A scroll answers as a seal, but not in case of official or corporate seal. R. S. 1878, § 2215; Annot. Stats. 1889, § 2215. 2 WYOMING. — Acknowledgments within the state may be made before any judge, clerk of a court of record, a court commissioner appointed under the laws of the United States, county clerk, a notary public, or justice of the peace. The officer is required to certify the same under his hand and seal of office, if there be such seal. When deeds and mortgages are executed outside of this state, they may be executed and acknowledged according to the laws of such state, territory, or district, before any officer anthorized by its laws to take acknowledgments therein, or before any commissioner appointed by the governor of this state for that purpose, or before the clerk of any court of record. Any deed, mortgage, conveyance, power of subscribed to the above deed, appeared before me this day in person, and acknowledged that they signed, sealed, and delivered the said instrument of writing as their free and voluntary act for the uses and purposes therein set forth. Given under my hand and official seal the day and year aforesaid. In witness, etc. GENERAL FORMS. Certificate of Notary's Authority. STATE OF NEW YORK, City and County of New York, } 88. I clerk of the city and county of New York, and also clerk of the supreme court for the said city and county, the same being a court of record, do hereby certify that, whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument and therein written, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a notary public in and for the city and county of New York, dwelling in the said city, attorney, or instrument in writing requiring an acknowledgment, executed outside of this state, may be acknowledged before any officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments at the place where such acknowledgment is taken. Whenever the officer taking such acknowledgment has no seal, the certificate of such officer shall have attached thereto the certificate of the clerk of a court of record, or a county clerk of the same place having a seal, certifying that the officer taking the acknowledgment is authorized to take the same, and that he believes that the signature appended to the acknowledgment is genuine. Every notary public, justice of the peace, and commissioner of deeds for Wyoming, who takes an acknowledgment, shall add to his certificate the date when his commission or term of office expires. Laws 1890, c. 61. Dower and curtesy are abolished. Whenever any married woman has any right of dower by virtue of the laws of congress or otherwise, she may relinquish the same by joining her husband in the conveyance, or she may release the same by her separate deed. Laws 1886, c. 75. In a conveyance of the wife's separate estate the husband must join, but the wife executes and acknowledges the deed as if she were sole. Laws 1882, c. 1; R. S. 1887, § 2221. A married woman may convey her real estate in like manner as if she were sole. When any married woman not residing in this state joins with her husband in any conveyance of real estate situated within the state, the conveyance has the same effect as if she were sole, and the acknowledgment or proof of the execution of such conveyance by her may be the same as if she were sole. R. S. 1887, §§ 2, 13. A conveyance of a homestead is void unless the wife of the owner shall, separate and apart from her husband, freely and voluntarily sign and acknowledge the deed, and the officer shall fully apprise her of her right, and the effect of signing and acknow. ledging the instrument. R. S. 1887, § 2784. One witness is required. Laws 1882, c. 1, § 8; R. S. 1887, § 8. commissioned and sworn and duly authorized to take the same; and further, that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of such notary, and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court and county the day of 18-. Clerk.1 Forms of Acknowledgment by Corporations in General Use in most of the States. day of Be it remembered that on the before me (title of officer), personally came the - Railroad Company, who is known to me to be the person whose name is signed to the foregoing deed of conveyance, who, being by me duly sworn, deposes and says that he resides in the city of, in the county of, and state of —, that he is president of the Railroad Company, that he knows the corporate seal of said company, that the seal affixed to the foregoing conveyance is the corporate seal of said company, that it was affixed by order of said company, and that he signed his name to said conveyance by like order as president of said company; and acknowledged that he executed and delivered the said deed as his free and voluntary act for the uses and purposes therein set forth, and that the said company also executed said conveyance as its free and voluntary act for the uses and purposes therein set forth. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and official seal this day of A. D. 18-. 1 In case the instrument is to be used in England, it may be desirable to have a further certificate of the notary's authority made by the consul-general, as follows. Her Britannic Majesty's Consulate-General of New York. I, Esquire, Her Britannic Majesty's consul-general for the states of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Delaware, do hereby certify that, whose true signature and seal are respectively subscribed and affixed to the certificate hereunto annexed, was, on the day of the date thereof, a notary public in and for the state of New York, duly commissioned and sworn, to whose official acts faith and credit are due. In witness whereof I do hereunto set my hand and seal of office at the city of New York, this day of 18-. By the Consul-General. Be it known that on the day of ——, A. D. 18—, before me, the undersigned, a notary public, duly commissioned in and for said county, and duly authorized to administer oaths and take acknowledgments of deeds, came, president, and secretary, of the Railway Company, who, by me being duly sworn, did each depose and say that they are respectively the said, president, and the said, secretary, of the said company; that they know the seal of said company; and that the seal affixed to the foregoing instrument is the corporate seal of said company, and was affixed by order of said company, and that they signed their respective names thereto, the said as president, and the said as secretary, by the like order; and they severally acknowledged the execution thereof to be their free act and deed, and the free act of said Railway Company, for the purposes therein expressed. And I certify that they are personally known to me to be the persons they are above described to be, and who executed this instrument. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my notarial seal on the day and year above named. Acknowledgment by a Corporation of an Instrument conveying Property in several States. that he, said day of —, A. D. 18—, ; Be it remembered that on this before me,, a commissioner for the states of Missouri, Kansas, and Texas, and a notary public in and for the state and county of New York, residing in said city of New York, personally appeared —, the president, and, the secretary, of the Railway Company, to me personally known to be such respectively, who, being by me severally duly sworn, did depose and say that he, said resides at in the state of resides in the city of in the state of ; that he, said, is the president, and he, said, is the secretary, of the said company; that they both know the corporate seal of said company; that the seal affixed to the foregoing instrument is such corporate seal; that it was so affixed thereto by order of the board of directors of said company; and that they, the said as such president, and as such secretary, signed the name of such company and their own names thereto, by the like order, as president and secretary of said company; and they each respectively, being personally known to me to be the same persons whose names are signed to the fore |