Posted by FlaNotary2 on 1/15/12 7:01pm
Msg #409108
The first law appointing notaries in Florida
Chapter 155.
Notaries Public.
Sections 1 and 2, Act of September 13, 1822.
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Section 1. The Governor is empowered to appoint so many Notaries Public as to him shall seem necessary; and upon the death, removal or resignation of any such Notaries Public, to appoint others in his or their room, which said Notaries Public shall hold their respective offices during the pleasure of the Governor, and shall use and exercise such ofifce of Notary Public for such places and within such limits and precincts as the Governor shall direct, to whose protestations,a ttestations and other isntruments of publication due credence shall be given: Provided, nevertheless, That every Notary Public shall, previous to his executin the duties of said office, give bond, to be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, to the Governor for the time being, in the penalty of five hundred dollars, conditioned for the due discharge of his said office, and also take an oath that he will honestly, diligently and faithfully discharge the duties of a Notary Public; and any Justice of the Peace for the county where such notary may reside is hereby authorized to administer the said oath.
Section 2. In all cases where it may be necessary to the due and legal execution of any writing or document whatever to be attested, protested or published under the seal of his office, any Notary Public may administer an oath, and makea certificate thereof, which shall have the same effect as if administered and certified by a Justice of the Peace; and any person making a false oath before a Notary Public shall be guilty of perjury in like manner as if the same was made before any Justice of the Peace of this State, and be subject to the like penalties, forfeitures and disabilities as are prescribed by law in cases of willful and corrupt perjury.
Section 3. (added Feb 8, 1861 - Sec. 2, Chap. 1127) Notaries Public are authorized to solemnize the rites of matrimony [*], and to take the renunciation and relinquishment of dower, and the acknowledgments of deeds and other instruments of writing for record, as fully as Justices of the Peace and other officers of this State are; and for so doing they shall be allowed the same fees as is now allowed by law for other officers for like services.
Section 4. (Added Feb 28, 1881 - Sec. 1, Chap. 3253) The fees of Notaries Public shall be as follows: For protesting bills of exchange, promissory notes, and registering the same, one dollar; noting bills of exchange for non-acceptance or non-payment, fifty cents; administering each oath, then cents; attending at a demand, tender or deposit, and noting the same, one dollar; noting protest of a captain of a vessel, one dollar; entering protest and copy, two dollars and fifty cents; each certificate with seal thereto, one dollar; each order for survey, one dollar; copying any paper necessary to be copied, the same as allowed Clerks of the Circuit Courts.
[*] Notaries were authorized to solemnize marriage by Sections 1, 2, and 3, Act of Nov 21, 1828
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Reply by HisHughness on 1/16/12 1:17pm
Msg #409161
Re: And? The purpose of this is........?
Oh...um...well...gee, Desk, I dunno. I've scratched my head, and other more southern regions. I've pondered. I've cogitated. I've looked around, and about the only thing I can come up with is that this is a notary forum; says so, right up there in the title, "Notary Rotary. We talk about notary things here. You know, like deadbeat signing services. How to notarize a vehicle title. What disqualifies a witness to a notarized signature. Fraudulent notarial acts. Refusing crappy assignments. Notarial history. Promotional items for notaries. Types of notary seals. Whether a Mac or a PC is best for notary work. Notaries and 1099s.
That's the only reason I can think of. Somehow, a posting about how notaries came into use in one of our states just doesn't seem to me to be out of place here. But, hey! that's just me. I won't be in the mob with a pitchfork and torch, but if it gets your hormones pumping, grab a farm implement and see what kind of posse you can scare up. That always keeps things exciting.
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