NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1973 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 1016

HOUSE BILL 1382

 

 

AN ACT TO ADOPT A SECTION KNOWN AS G.S. 47-4.1 OF THE NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL STATUTES.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  Chapter 47 of the General Statutes is hereby amended by inserting therein a new section, G.S. 47-4.1 to read as follows:

"§ 47-4.1.  By notary public of state other than North Carolina. — If the proof or acknowledgment of any instrument is had before a notary public of any state other than North Carolina and the instrument does not show the seal or stamp of the notary public and the expiration date of the commission of the notary public, the certificate of proof or acknowledgment made by such notary public shall be accompanied by the certificate of the county official before whom the notary qualifies for office, stating that such notary public was at the time his certificate bears date an acting notary public of such state, and that such notary's genuine signature is set to his certificate. The certificate of the official herein provided for shall be under his hand and official seal."

Sec. 2.  This act shall be in full force and effect upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 21st day of March, 1974.