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Mississippi Code Title 89. Real and Personal Property § 89-3-7. Form of acknowledgment

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The following forms of acknowledgment may be used in the case of conveyances or other written instruments affecting real estate or personal property;  and any acknowledgment so taken and certified shall be sufficient to satisfy all requirements of law:

(a) In the case of natural persons acting in their own right:

“STATE OF __________

COUNTY OF __________

Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority in and for the said county and state, on this __________ day of __________, 20__________, within my jurisdiction, the within named __________, who acknowledged that (he) (she) (they) executed the above and foregoing instrument.

_________________________________________________

(NOTARY PUBLIC)

My commission expires:

__________”

(Affix official seal, if applicable)

(b) In the case of corporations:

“STATE OF __________

COUNTY OF __________

Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority in and for the said county and state, on this __________ day of __________, 20__________, within my jurisdiction, the within named __________, who acknowledged that (he) (she) is __________ of __________, a __________ corporation, and that for and on behalf of the said corporation, and as its act and deed (he) (she) executed the above and foregoing instrument, after first having been duly authorized by said corporation so to do.

_________________________________________________

(NOTARY PUBLIC)

My commission expires:

__________”

(Affix official seal, if applicable)

(c) In the case of a corporate general partner of a limited partnership:

“STATE OF __________

COUNTY OF __________

Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority in and for the said county and state, on this__________ day of__________, 20__________, within my jurisdiction, the within named __________, who acknowledged to me that (he) (she) is__________ of__________, a __________ corporation and general partner of__________, a__________ limited partnership, and that for and on behalf of said corporation as general partner of said limited partnership, and as the act and deed of said corporation as general partner of said limited partnership, and as the act and deed of said limited partnership, (he) (she) executed the above and foregoing instrument, after first having been duly authorized by said corporation and said limited partnership so to do.

_________________________________________________

(NOTARY PUBLIC)

My commission expires:

__________”

(Affix official seal, if applicable)

(d) In the case of a corporate member of a member-managed limited liability company:

“STATE OF __________

COUNTY OF __________

Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority in and for the said county and state, on this__________ day of __________, 20__________, within my jurisdiction, the within named __________, who acknowledged to me that (he) (she) is __________ of __________, a __________ corporation and member of __________, a __________ member-managed limited liability company, and that for and on behalf of said corporation as member of said limited liability company, and as the act and deed of said corporation as member of said limited liability company, and as the act and deed of said limited liability company, (he) (she) executed the above and foregoing instrument, after first having been duly authorized by said corporation and said limited liability company so to do.

_________________________________________________

(NOTARY PUBLIC)

My commission expires:

__________”

(Affix official seal, if applicable)

(e) In the case of a corporate manager of a manager-managed limited liability company:

“STATE OF __________

COUNTY OF __________

Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority in and for the said county and state, on this__________ day of__________, 20__________, within my jurisdiction, the within named__________, who acknowledged to me that (he) (she) is__________ of__________, a __________ corporation and manager of__________, a__________ manager-managed limited liability company, and that for and on behalf of said corporation as manager of said limited liability company, and as the act and deed of said corporation as manager of said limited liability company, and as the act and deed of said limited liability company, (he) (she) executed the above and foregoing instrument, after first having been duly authorized by said corporation and said limited liability company so to do.

_________________________________________________

(NOTARY PUBLIC)

My commission expires:

__________”

(Affix official seal, if applicable)

(f) In the case of persons acting in representative capacities:

“STATE OF __________

COUNTY OF __________

Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority in and for the said county and state, on this __________ day of __________, 20__________, within my jurisdiction, the within named __________, who acknowledged that (he) (she) is __________ of __________, and that in said representative capacity (he) (she) executed the above and foregoing instrument, after first having been duly authorized so to do.

_________________________________________________

(NOTARY PUBLIC)

My commission expires:

__________”

(Affix official seal, if applicable)

(g) In the case of proof of execution of the instrument made by a subscribing witness:

“STATE OF __________

COUNTY OF __________

Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority in and for the said county and state, on this __________ day of __________, 20__________, within my jurisdiction, CD, one of the subscribing witnesses to the above and foregoing instrument, who, being first duly sworn, states that (he) (she) saw the within (or above) named AB, whose name is subscribed thereto, sign and deliver the same to EF (or that (he) (she) heard AB acknowledge that (he) (she) signed and delivered the same to EF);  and that the affiant subscribed (his) (her) name as witness thereto in the presence of AB.

__________________________________ (CD)

(NOTARY PUBLIC)

My commission expires:

__________”

(Affix official seal, if applicable)

(h) In the case of any business organization, foreign or domestic:

“STATE OF __________

COUNTY OF __________

Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority in and for the said county and state, on this __________ day of __________, 20__________, within my jurisdiction, the within named __________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed in the above and foregoing instrument and acknowledged that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their representative capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument, and as the act and deed of the person(s) or entity(ies) upon behalf of which he/she/they acted, executed the above and foregoing instrument, after first having been duly authorized so to do.

_________________________________________________

(NOTARY PUBLIC)

My commission expires:

__________”

(Affix official seal, if applicable)

Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Mississippi Code Title 89. Real and Personal Property § 89-3-7. Form of acknowledgment - last updated January 01, 2018 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ms/title-89-real-and-personal-property/ms-code-sect-89-3-7.html


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