New York § 292 - 292By whom conveyance must be acknowledged or proved
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§ 292. 292By whom conveyance must be acknowledged or proved
§ 292. By whom conveyance must be acknowledged or proved. Except as otherwise provided by this article, such acknowledgment can be made only by the person who executed the conveyance, and such proof can be made only by some other person, who was a witness of its execution, and at the same time subscribed his name to the conveyance as a witness.
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