Chap. 311.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 5205 of the Code of Virginia,
as heretofore amended. [fH B 93)

Approved March 20, 1924.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
section fifty-two hundred and five of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore
amended, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

Section 5205. Certificate of acknowledgment within the United
States or its dependencies, upon which writings are admitted to record;
who may make them.—Such court or clerk shall also admit any such
writing to record as to any person whose name is signed thereto, upon
the certificate of said clerk or his deputy, or of a justice of the peace, or
a notary public, or a commissioner in chancery, or a clerk of any court of
record within the United States or in the Philippine Islands, Porto Rico,
or any territory or other dependency or possession of the United States,
that such writing had been acknowledged before him by such person,
which certificate shall be written upon or annexed to said writing sub-
stantially to the following effect, to-wit:

commissioner in chancery) Of the .00............20000....ceccecccececeeecseeeeeeceeseeeeeeees
court (or a justice of the peace, or a notary public) for the county (or
corporation) aforesaid, in the State (or territory, or district) of ............
soveeeeseceeecsecescesececsceseseesceees , do certify that E. F. or E. F. and G. H., and
so forth, whose name (or names) is (or are) signed to the writing above
(or hereto annexed) bearing date on the 0000000000000... day of
voceececeeseececeeseeserecececesetteecacceseeseeeseseeeceees , has (or have) acknowledged the
same before me in my county (or corporation) aforesaid.

Given under my hand this ..............0......... 0 Fy A 0)

Or upon the certificate of acknowledgment of such person before any
commissioner appointed by the governor, within the United States, so
written or annexed, substantially to the following effect, to-wit:

State (or territory, or district) Of 2.2.0.0... cceececeeececceeceeeee es to-wit:
| , @ commissioner appointed by
the governor of the State of Virginia, for said State (or territory, or
istrict) Of .22........eeeceeeeccceececeeceee cece eee cneteceetees , do certify that E. F.

(or E. F. and G. H., and so forth) whose name (or names) is (or are)
signed to the writing above (or hereto annexed) bearing date on the

doveceeceeeesseeseceeeee day Of ooo cceeeceeeeeese------ has (or have) acknowl-
edged the same before me in my State (or territory or district) aforesaid.
Given under my hand this ..............0.00...... 6 Eh 0)

Or upon the certificate of said clerk or his deputy, or of a justice of
the peace, or a notary public, or a commissioner in chancery, or a clerk
of any court of record within the United States, or in the Philippine
Islands, Porto Rico, or any territory or other possession or dependency
of the United States, or of a commissioner appointed by the governor
of Virginia, within the United States, that said writing was proved as
to such person, before him, by two subscribing witnesses thereto, which
certificate shall be written upon or annexed to said writing, and sub-
stantially to the following effect, to-wit:

State (or territory, or district) Of ............22.0....2eeeeceeeeceeeceececeeeceeseeeeeeeeees :
county (or corporation) Of 2....2........ec.ceeececccecececeeeeeeceeeceeeeeeeeeeee: , to-wit:
ee ee ee ee eee ee eee eeereeree ee oa , clerk (or deputy clerk, or a com-
missioner in chancery) Of the .................0.c.cs2cccceeceeccecececeeeeeeeceeeeee court

(or a justice of the peace, or a notary public) for the county (or cor-
poration) aforesaid, in the State (or territory or district) of ....................
socceeeseeececceeeeceeecessseeeseseseeerenes (or a commissioner appointed by the gov-
ernor of the State of Virginia for said State, or territory, or district

0) ), do certify that the execution of
the writing above (or hereto annexed) bearing date on the .....................2.-
C0 Ea 0) , by A. B. (or A. B. an

C. D., and so forth), whose name (or names) is (or are) signed thereto,
was proved before me in my county (or corporation, or State) aforesaid,
by the evidence on oath of E. F. and G. H., subscribing witnesses to
said writing.

Given under my hand this .................... day of