Posted by ikando on 11/6/10 10:52pm
Msg #360019
Notary Public Day
Don't know where I found it, but I've got that 11/7 is Notary Public Day.
So, to all my fellow notaries public, have a great day!
| Reply by John/CT on 11/6/10 11:15pm
Msg #360020
Notary Public Day
From the website, www.notarypublicday.com: "The date of November 7 was chosen as Notary Public Day in recognition of the day that America's first notary, Thomas Fugill, was appointed. Fugill's appointment by the Colony of New Haven occurred on October 25, 1639 (Julian calendar), November 7 on the Gregorian calendar now in use." Oh, yeah!! 
| Reply by ikando on 11/6/10 11:17pm
Msg #360022
Thanks for helping me with that, John. Now we know why we're celebrating.
| Reply by Jack/AL on 11/6/10 11:29pm
Msg #360024
Perhaps there's a bit of cleverness involved. In states where Daylight Savings Time is in effect, the DST ends at 2:00 AM and clocks should be set back back one hour. By setting them back, we gain one hour and thus have a 25-hour day in which to make the big bucks! Good on us!
| Reply by jba/fl on 11/7/10 5:54am
Msg #360029
Well, that really helps on a Sunday! LOL n/m
| Reply by Bob_Chicago on 11/7/10 10:38am
Msg #360048
Especially at 2:00 AM n/m
| Reply by parkerc/ME on 11/7/10 11:00am
Msg #360050
Good info Jack. I didn't realize the coincidence. n/m
| Reply by Stamper_WI on 11/7/10 6:17am
Msg #360031
Much later came Emma Gillet. First woman Notary Public in the US. Appointed 1881 by President Garfield.
Born In Wisconsin. Lived in Pennsylvania
| Reply by CopperheadVA on 11/7/10 6:28am
Msg #360032
Cool! Thanks for posting! n/m
| Reply by 101livescan on 11/7/10 8:31am
Msg #360036
HAPPY NOTARY PUBLIC DAY EVERYONE.
Hope everyone has a great season...been extremely busy here in Central Coast of California!
http://www.notarypublicday.com/
| Reply by Susan Fischer on 11/7/10 9:19am
Msg #360038
Now, how cool is that? Happy Notary Public Day ALL! n/m
| Reply by Stoli on 11/7/10 9:43am
Msg #360042
Notary Public - from the Pope to the Archbishop of Canterbur
The history of Notaries is set out in detail in Chapter 1 of Brooke's Notary (12th edition):[4]
“ The office of a public notary is a public office. It has a long and distinguished history. The office has its origin in the civil institutions of ancient Rome. Public officials, called scribae, that is to say, scribes, rose in rank from being mere copiers and transcribers to a learned profession prominent in private and public affairs. Some were permanent officials attached to the Senate and courts of law whose duties were to record public proceedings, transcribe state papers, supply magistrates with legal forms, and register the decrees and judgments of magistrates.
In the last century of the Republic, probably in the time of Cicero, a new form of shorthand was invented and certain arbitrary marks and signs, called notae, were substituted for words in common use. A writer who adopted the new method was called a notarius. Originally, a notary was one who took down statements in shorthand and wrote them out in the form of memoranda or minutes. Later, the title notarius was applied almost exclusively to registrars attached to high government officials, including provincial governors and secretaries to the Emperor.
Notwithstanding the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th century AD, the notary remained a figure of some importance in many parts of continental Europe throughout the Dark Ages. When the civil law experienced its renaissance in mediæval Italy from the 12th century onwards, the notary was established as a central institution of that law, a position which still obtains in countries whose legal systems are derived from the civil law.
The separate development of the common law in England, free from most of the influences of Roman law, meant that notaries were not introduced into England until later in the 13th and 14th centuries. At first, notaries in England were appointed by the Papal Legate. In 1279 the Archbishop of Canterbury was authorized by the Pope to appoint notaries. Not surprisingly, in those early days, many of the notaries were members of the clergy. In the course of time, members of the clergy ceased to take part in secular business and laymen, especially in towns and trading centres, began to assume the official character and functions of a modern notary.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notary_public
| Reply by MW/VA on 11/7/10 10:13am
Msg #360046
Happy Notary Public Day, everyone! I got an email from the
ASN marking the day. It's a good thing it's a Sunday, since that's about the only time I get a break from being a Notary Public. Actually, I have an appt. this afternoon. Haha
| Reply by BobbiCT on 11/7/10 3:56pm
Msg #360076
CT should not be Too Proud of that First Notary
On October 25, 1639, Thomas Fugill became the first person in the American colonies to bear the title of notary public ... None of his records have survived, but he cannot easily be forgotten. Suffice it to say, the first American notary gained great notoriety. In November of 1639, he and five others were appointed to dispose of house lots. Several years later, it was discovered that he had allotted to himself more land than he should have. He was removed from office and excommunicated by the Church. He then returned to England and no further record of him exists.
(Notaries Public a Brief History and Ethical Considerations by Nell B. Chambers)
| Reply by 101livescan on 11/7/10 4:04pm
Msg #360078
Re: CT should not be Too Proud of that First Notary
Sounds like some of most recent shenanigans of modern day loan officers! Somethings never change, huh? Hoarding at the expense of others.
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