I believe that the notary must only witness the signature is on a jurat. Acknowledgments require that the signer state, in the notaries presence, that the signature is his signature and that he willing signed.
Acknowledgment: The act of admitting or owning to something.
"The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me..." is the wording on an acknowledgemnt.
"Subscribed and sworn before me..." is the wording on a jurat. Subscribed meaning signed.
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