Tennessee § 66-22-108 - Acknowledgment for record of corporate or partnership instrument.

§ 66-22-108. Acknowledgment for record of corporate or partnership instrument.

The authentication or acknowledgment for record of a deed or other instrument in writing executed by a corporation, whether it has a seal or not, shall be good and sufficient, when made in substantially the following form: State of Tennessee )County of ) Before me, of the state and county mentioned, personally appeared , with whom I am personally acquainted (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence), and who, upon oath, acknowledged such person to be president (or other officer authorized to execute the instrument) of , the within named bargainor, a corporation, and that such president or officer as such , executed the foregoing instrument for the purpose therein contained, by personally signing the name of the corporation as . Witness my hand and seal, at office in , this day of . Or, alternatively as follows: State of Tennessee )County of ) On this day of , 20 , before me appear A. B. , to me personally known (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence), who, being by me duly sworn (or affirmed) did say that such person is the president (or other officer or agent of the corporation or association) of (describing the corporation or association), and that the seal affixed to the instrument is the corporate seal of the corporation (or association), and that the instrument was signed and sealed in behalf of the corporation (or association), by authority of its Board of Directors (or Trustees) and A. B. acknowledged the instrument to be the free act and deed of the corporation (or association). (In case the corporation or association has no corporate seal, omit the words “the seal affixed to the instrument is the corporate seal of the corporation or association and that,” and add at the end of the affidavit clause, the words “and that the corporation (or association) has no corporate seal”). (In all cases add signature and title of officer taking the acknowledgment.) The authentication or acknowledgment for record of a deed or other instrument in writing executed by a partnership shall be good and sufficient when made in substantially the following form: State of Tennessee )County of ) Before me, , of the state and county aforementioned, personally appeared , with whom I am personally acquainted (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence), and who, upon oath, acknowledged such person to be a partner of , the within named bargainor, a partnership, and that such person, as such partner, executed the foregoing instrument for the purpose therein contained, by signing the name of the partnership by such person as partner. Witness my hand and seal, this day of , . The signing of a certificate of acknowledgment for a partnership will not change any requirement of the partnership agreement itself. Acts 1899, ch. 187, § 1; Shan., § 3747a1; Acts 1919, ch. 48, § 1; Shan. Supp., § 3747a2; Code 1932, § 7663; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-2208; Acts 1982, ch. 800, §§ 1, 2; 1983, ch. 158, §§ 4-8. Compiler's Notes. Acts 1986, ch. 717, § 3 purported to repeal §§ 66-22-107 and 66-22-108 effective July 1, 1987; however, Acts 1986, ch. 717, § 3 has itself been repealed by Acts 1987, ch. 125, § 3. Cross-References. Certificate of acknowledgment form, § 66-22-114 . Textbooks. Tennessee Forms (Robinson, Ramsey and Harwell), Nos. 7-406 — 7-409. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 1 Tenn. Juris., Acknowledgments, § 8, 15, 20; 18 Tenn. Juris., Mechanics' Liens, § 15. Law Reviews. Selected Tennessee Legislation of 1983 (N. L. Resener, J. A. Whitson, K. J. Miller), 50 Tenn. L. Rev. 785 (1983).