Acknowledgment, &c., of Deeds, for Rhode Island.

164. The Same, by Husband and Wife.

South Carolina.

[As in the preceding form, adding at the end the following:] and afterwards, on the same day, came C. B., wife of the said A. B., and was by me examined privily and apart from her said husband, when the said abovewritten instrument by her subscribed, was shown and explained to her by me, when she declared to me that the same was her free voluntary act and deed, hand and seal and that she did not wish to retract the same. [Signature and title.]

165. Acknowledgment of a Separate Release of Dower.

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, day of

18 "

Providence, to wit: PERSONALLY APPEARED the within-named C. B., wife of A. B., and being examined by me privily and apart from her husband, and having the within [or, foregoing] instrument then shown and explained to her by me, acknowledged the same to be her voluntary act and deed, hand and seal, in release of her dower interest in the lands therein mentioned, and that she did not wish to retract the same. Before me,

missioner, resident in

day of

in the year one thousand before me, the undersigned M. N.

a com

duly commissioned and qualified by the executive authority and under the laws of the State of Rhode Island to take the acknowledgment of deeds, etc., to be used or recorded therein, personally appeared [etc., continuing as in preceding forms].

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, the day and year aforesaid. [Signature and title.]

[Seal.]

South Carolina.

[A scroll is a sufficient private seal for a deed. Two witnesses are usual. The practice within the State is, to prove by a witness in all cases, not resorting to acknowledgment, except in the case of married women. signs the certificate of proof.]

167. Proof by Subscribing Witness.

The witness

STATE OF

District [or, County] of

day of

BE IT REMEMBERED, that on this give name and title of officer] personally appeared * M. N., with whom I am personally acquainted, and made oath that he saw the within-named A. B. sign, seal, and, as his act and deed, deliver the within deed for the uses and purposes therein mentioned; and that he [with O. P., in the presence

South Carolina.

of each other] subscribed his name as a witness of the due execution there

I; J. P. [here give name and official title of the officer], do hereby certify unto all to whom it may concern, that C. B., the wife of the within-named A. B., did this day appear before me, and upon being privately and separately examined by me, did declare that she does freely, voluntarily, and without any compulsion, dread, or fear of any person or persons whomsoever, renounce, release, and forever relinquish unto the within-named Y. Z., his heirs and assigns, all her interest and estate, and also all her right and claim of dower, of, in, or to all and singular the premises within mentioned and released.

I., J. P. [here gire name and official title of the officer], do hereby certify unto all whom it may concern, that C. B., the wife of the within-named A. B., did this day appear before me, and upon being privately and separately examined by me, did declare that she [did actually join her said husband in executing the within release, and that the same was positively and bona-fide executed, at least seven days before this her examination, and that she did then, and still at this time(ƒ)] does freely, voluntarily, and without any manner of compulsion, dread, or fear of any person or persons whomsoever, renounce, release, and forever relinquish unto the withinnamed Y. Z., his heirs and assigns, all her estate, interest, and inheritance in all and singular the premises within mentioned and released. GIVEN under my hand and seal, this eight hundred and

[Signature, title, and seal of officer.]

(d) The words in brackets here, and the seal, are not called for unless the proof is taken without the State.

(e) This form is given by statute.

day of

A. D. one thousand

[Signature of wife.]

(f) These words in brackets are only appropriate to be inserted where the wife conveys by a separate instrument from her husband.

Acknowledgment, &c., of Deeds, for Tennessee.

170. Acknowledgment by Single Grantor Without the State.

[As in Form 167 to the *, continuing thus:] A. B., the grantor in the within conveyance named, and acknowledged that he did sign, seal, and deliver the same, as his free act and deed, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned.

GIVEN under my hand and seal, this eight hundred and

day of

A. D. one thousand

[Seal.]

Tennessee.

[Signature and title.]

[A scroll, or the word "seal" written after the signature, is a sufficient seal. Two subscribing witnesses are necessary in order to prove the execution.]

On this

day of

171. Acknowledgment.

at

, personally appeared before me [here give name and title of officer]* the within-named bargainor, with whom I am personally acquainted (g), and who acknowledged that he executed the within instrument for the purposes therein contained.

WITNESS my hand and seal, the day and year first above written. [Seal.](h) [Signature and title.]

172. The Same, by Husband and Wife.

[As in the preceding form, adding at the end the following:] And C. B., the wife of the said A. B., having appeared before me privately and apart from her husband, the said C. B., acknowledged the execution of the said deed to have been done by her freely, voluntarily, and understandingly, without compulsion or constraint from her said husband, and for the purposes therein expressed.

WITNESS [etc., as in preceding form].

173. Proof by Witnesses.

As in Form 171 to the *, continuing thus:] M. N. and O. P., subscribing witnesses to the within deed, who being first sworn, deposed and said that they are acquainted with A. B., the bargainor [or as the case may be], and that he acknowledged the same in their presence to be his act and deed upon the day it bears date [or stating the time as proved by the witnesses] (i) WITNESS [etc., as in Form 171].

(g) The words "with whom I am personally acquainted" are of the substance of the probate. Johnson v. Walton, 1 Sneed, 258.

(h) The seal is unnecessary if the acknowledgment be made before a judge; but in such case there must be annexed a

certificate to the judge's official character, which may be by the clerk under the scal of the clerk, or, if he have none, under his private seal.

(i) As to the necessity of stating the time, see the rule adopted in Alabama, supra, p. 21, and note (k).

For Texas.

Texas.

[A scroll is a sufficient seal for deeds, provided that the person executing, in the body of the instrument recognizes the scroll as having been affixed by way of seal. Two subscribing witnesses are usual. The certificates must in all cases be under seal.]

day of

BE IT REMEMBERED, that on this 18 before me [giving name and title of officer] personally appeared A. B., to me personally known to be the individual described in, and who executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged that he executed the same for the consideration, use, and purposes therein stated,

WITNESS my hand and seal, the day and year first above written. [Seal.]

[Signature and title.]

175. Acknowledgment by Wife, of Deed by Her Husband and Herself, of Her Separate Property.(j)

county, personally ap

peared C. B., wife of A. B., party to a certain deed or writing, bearing date on the day of and hereunto annexed; and having been examined by me privily and apart from her husband, and having the same fully explained to her, she, the said C. B., acknowledged the same to be her act and deed, and declared that she had willingly signed, sealed, and delivered the same, and that she wished not to retract it, to certify which, I hereto sign my name and affix my seal, this

STATE OF

County of

day of

A. D.

day of

BE IT REMEMBERED, that on this 18 before me [giving name and title of officer] personally appeared M. N. [and O. P., naming one or more], personally known to me to be [one of] the subscribing witnesses to the within [or, foregoing] deed [or, instrument]; and being by me duly sworn, stated that he [or, they] saw the grantor [or, person who executed such instrument] subscribe the same [or, that the grantor or person who executed such instrument of writing acknowledged in his or their presence that he had subscribed and executed the same] for the purposes and consideration therein stated, and that he [or, they] had signed the same as

(j) This form is declared sufficient by the statute. Oldh. & W. Dig., 72.

Acknowledgment, &c., of Deeds for Vermont Virginia.

witnesses, at the request of the grantor [or, person who executed such instrument].

WITNESS my hand and seal, the day and year first above written. [Seal.] [Signature and title.]

Vermont.

[The seal for a conveyance should be an impression upon wafer or wax. Official seals and seals of court may be on the paper alone. Two subscribing witnesses are required. Married women need not be separately examined. Within the State, deeds, etc., must be acknowledged. There is no provision for proof by witnesses within the State, except before a court where the grantor is dead or has departed. Acknowledgment or proof made without the State, if certified agreeably to the laws of the place where it is made, is valid.]

The

day of

.

18 Then personally appeared A. B. [and C. B. his wife], to me known, and [severally] acknowledged the within instrument by him [or, them] signed and sealed, to be his [or, their] free act and deed, before me. [Signature and title.]

178. Acknowledgment by Agent of Corporation(k),❤

STATE OF
County of
The day of

:}

18

Then personally appeared A. B., within named to be the agent of the within-named C. D. Company, and acknowledged the within-written instrument to be the free act and deed of the said C. D. Company. [Signature and title.]

Virginia.

[A scroll is a sufficient private seal for a deed. If the deed is acknowledged, no witnesses are necessary. Deeds may be proved within the State by two witnesses. A separate certificate is made for the acknowledgment of a married woman.]

I, M. M., a commissioner appointed by the governor of the State of Virginia, for the State of New York [or, if taken within the State, a notary public for the county of in the State of Virginia;—or, We, M. N. and O. P., two justices of the peace in and for the county of

in the State

of Virginia], do hereby certify that * A. B., whose name is signed to the writing above, bearing date on the 18 has acknowledged

day of

(k) This form is sustained by McDaniels v. Flower Brook Manf. Co., 22 Verm., 274.