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 N OTARIES PUBLIC. 1] 5 CHAPTER THIRTY. NOTARIES PUBLIC. Oath and bond of notarios. ’  Acknowledgments, oaths, &.c. 38 ’§.?.§,°£;;‘.§$.“};. t. de ..·...» I. 38 5”‘*“’“* °°'°‘”°“ °°P‘°* - r, r. · . 1i 982. Sept and records ncl:) liable to egdcu- bgldghcgmmt to be prima-fm 8 1011. . . 0 I I 983. Authority of notaries public; foreign  lgeaerghcue to b mm evidence, bills. 991. Penalty for taking higher fees. 984. Awgrtm and effect beyond the 993*2. Records incase ot death, &,c. 985. Inland hills; protests. ; 3. Public honda3s, legal smut. Sec. 979. Each notary public, before entering upon the duties of his Oath and bond omce, shall take the oath prescribed for civil officers in the District, and °f “°*‘“i°°· shall give bond to the United States in the sum of two thousand dollars, s Apm, 1864, e. with security to be'approved by the supreme court, or ujustice thereof, 51, s. 2, v. 13, p. 44. lor the faithful discharge of the duties of his office. tseetssmss.1 Sec. 980. Each notary public shall providea notarial seal, with which Notarial mu. he shall authenticate all his official acts. Ibid., av, p.4s. Sec. 981. He shall deposit an impression of his odicial seal in the Impr¤·¤¤i¤¤1><>|>¤ office of the clerk of the supreme court of the District. £9 Ibid. Sec. 982. A notary’s official seal and his records and official documents See! Md ¤‘¢¢=<>¤l¤ shall be exempt from execution. E':;11'”*’l°*°°‘°°“‘ Ibid. Sec. 983. Notaries public shall have authority to demand acceptance “Authority; of M- aud payment of foreign bills of exchange, and to protest the same for *‘P“°‘{).§“b]‘°i f"' non-acceptance and non-payment, and to exercise such other powers ?‘.1.;t; and duties as, by the law of nations, and according to commercial usages, Ibid-. ¤· 3» P- 44- notaries public may do. Sec. 984. They may also perform such other acts, for use and effect Am f<>r ¤¤¤ Md beyond the jurisdiction of the District, as, according to the law of any {,91*::, :’°Y°°d ‘b° State or Territory of the United States, or any foreign government in L2.; amity with the United States, may be performed by notaries public. Ibid- Sec. 985. Notaries public may also demand acceptance of inland bills I¤i=¤¤d NUS; PW of exchange, and payment thereof, and of promissory notes, and may ui protest the same for nomacceptance or non-payment, as the case may Il>id·»¤·4- urre. m18E::. 986. Each notary public shall have power to take and to certify Acknowledgtho acknowledgment or proof of powers of attorney, mortgages, deeds, '“°“*“·°"*h°·f2;_ and other instruments of writing,. the acknowledgment of any convey- 11,141.,.;. 5, pp. 44, ance, or other instrument of writing executed by any married woman, 45. to take depositions, and to administer oaths and allirmations in all matters incident or belonging to the duties of his office, and to take allidavits to be used before any court, judge, or officer within the District. {see n. s. u. s., 55 sos, ms.] _ _ _ Sec. 987. Each notary public shall keep afair record of allhis official _ Records; certiacts, except such as are mentioned in the preceding section, and when required shall give a certified copy of any record in his office to any Ibid.,s,6,p.45. person, upon payment of the fees therefor. _ _ _ _ SEc. 988. The original protest of a notary public, under his hand and t°0{§¤¤;! r;?::?; otiicial seal, of any bill of exchange or promissory note for non-accept Md8MB_ “‘ ance or non-payment, stating the presentment by him of such bill of .,._. exchange or note for acceptance or payment, and the non-acceptance or Ibid., s. 9. n0n·payment thereof, and the service of notice on any of the parties to such bill of exchange or promissory note, and specifying the mode of giving such notice, and the reputed place of residence of the party to whom the same was given, and the post-office nearest thereto, shall be prima-facie evidence of the tacts contained therein.