North Carolina § 47-45 - Clerk's certificate upon probate by nonresident official without seal.
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§ 47-45. Clerk's certificate upon probate by nonresident official without seal.
When the proof or acknowledgment of any instrument is had before any official of some other state, territory or country and such official has no official seal, then the certificate of such official shall be accompanied by the certificate of a clerk of a court of record of the state, territory or country in which the official taking the proof or acknowledgment resides, of the official position and signature of such official; such certificate of the clerk shall be under his hand and official seal and shall be in substance as follows: ______________ County. I, A.B. (here give name and official title of the clerk of a court of record as provided herein), do hereby certify that C.D. (here give name of the official taking the proof, etc.) was at the time of signing the foregoing (or annexed) certificate (here give the official title of the officer taking proof, etc.) in and for the county of ______________ and state of ____________ (or other political division of the state, territory or country, as the case may be), and that his signature thereto is in his own proper handwriting. In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and official seal, this ______ day of ______________, A.D. __________________________________________________ (Official seal.) _______________________________________________________________________ (Signature of Clerk.) History (1899, c. 235, s. 8; Rev., s. 1007; C.S., s. 3328.) § 47-46: Repealed by Session Laws 2005-123, s. 4, effective October 1, 2005.
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Section 47-45 ("Clerk's certificate upon probate by nonresident official without seal.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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