North Carolina § 47-95 - Acknowledgments taken by notaries interested as trustee or holding other office.

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§ 47-95. Acknowledgments taken by notaries interested as trustee or holding other office.

In every case where deeds and other instruments have been acknowledged and privy examination of wives had before notaries public, or justices of the peace, prior to October 1, 1991, when the notary public or justice of the peace at the time was interested as trustee in said instrument or at the time was also holding some other office, and the deed or other instrument has been duly probated and recorded, such acknowledgment and privy examination taken by such notary public or justice of the peace is hereby declared to be sufficient and valid. History (1923, c. 61; C.S., s. 3366(h); 1931, cc. 166, 438; 1939, c. 321; 1955, c. 696; 1957, c. 1270; 1959, c. 81; 1969, c. 639, s. 1; 1975, c. 320, s. 1; 2013-204, s. 1.31.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 1975, c. 320, which substituted "January 1, 1975" for "January 1, 1969," stated that it was "the purpose and intent of this act to validate those certain acknowledgments with which G.S. 47-95 deals and which were made before January 1, 1975." Section 2 of the 1975 act provided that the act would not apply to pending litigation. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2013-204, s. 1.31, effective June 26, 2013, substituted "October 1, 1991" for "January 1, 1975". Legal Periodicals. - For suggestion that this section should be considered as an addition to G.S. 47-62, see 1 N.C.L. Rev. 302 (1923).

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