21 Pa. Stat. § 291.7

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 291.7 - Forms of certificates

An officer taking the acknowledgment shall endorse thereon or attach thereto a certificate substantially in one of the following forms:

(1) By individuals--

State of ________________________

County of ______________________

On this, the ____ day of ____________, 19____, before me __________, the undersigned officer, personally appeared __________, known to me (or satisfactorily proven) to be the person whose name ____________ subscribed to the within instrument, and acknowledged that ____________ he ____________ executed the same for the purposes therein contained.

In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

________________________

________________________

Title of Officer

(2) By a corporation--

State of ________________________

County of ______________________

On this, the ______________ day of ____________, 19____, before me __________, the undersigned officer, personally appeared __________, who acknowledged himself to be the ____________ of ____________, a corporation, and that he as such ____________, being authorized to do so, executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained by signing the name of the corporation by himself as ____________.

In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

________________________

________________________

Title of Officer

Any deed, conveyance, mortgage or other instrument in writing, made and executed by a corporation, may be acknowledged by any officer of said corporation whose signature appears on such deed, conveyance, mortgage or other instrument in writing, in execution or in attestation of the execution thereof.

(3) By an attorney in fact--

State of ________________________

County of ______________________

On this, the ____ day of ____________, 19____, before me __________, the undersigned officer, personally appeared __________, known to me (or satisfactorily proven) to be the person whose name is subscribed as attorney in fact for ____________, and acknowledged that he executed the same as the act of his principal for the purposes therein contained.

In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

________________________

________________________

Title of Officer

(4) By any public officer or deputy thereof or by any trustee, administrator, guardian or executor--

State of ________________________

County of ______________________

On this, the ____ day of ____________, 19____, before me __________, the undersigned officer, personally appeared ____________ of the State (County or City as the case may be) of ____________ known to me (or satisfactorily proven) to be the person described in the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged that he executed the same in the capacity therein stated and for the purposes therein contained.

In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

________________________

________________________

Title of Officer

(5) By an attorney at law--

State of ________________________

County of ______________________

On this, the ______ day of __________, 19___, before me ________________________, the undersigned officer, personally appeared ________________________, known to me (or satisfactorily proven) to be a member of the bar of the highest court of said state and a subscribing witness to the within instrument, and certified that he was personally present when __________ whose name ________________________ subscribed to the within instrument executed the same, and that said person _________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ acknowledged that ______ he ______ executed the same for the purposes therein contained.

In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

________________________

________________________

Title of Officer

21 P.S. § 291.7

1941, July 24, P.L. 490, § 7. Amended 1947, June 21, P.L. 853, § 1; 1981, July 10, P.L. 226, No. 71, § 1, effective in 60 days.