MASSACHUSETTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Acknowledgment for Individual
State of Massachusetts
County _____________
On this _______ day of _________, 20 ___, before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared ________________________________________ [name of document signer] (or _________________________________ and ____________________________________) [names of more than one document signer], proved to me through satisfactory evidence of identification,
which were _________________________________, to be the person (persons) whose name is signed on the preceding or attached document, and acknowledged that he / she / they signed it voluntarily for its stated purpose.
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Notary Public
Print Name: _________________________
My commission expires:
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Acknowledgment for Corporation
State of Massachusetts
County _____________
On this _______ day of _________, 20 ___, before me appeared _____________________________________ to me personally known, who, being by me duly sworn (or affirmed), did say that he/she/they is(are) the president (or other officer or agent of the corporation or association) of ___________________________________________ (describing the corporation or association) and that the seal affixed to said instrument is the corporate seal of said corporation (or association), and that said instrument was signed and sealed in behalf of said corporation (or association) by authority of its board of directors (or trustees), and said _________________________________________________ acknowledged said instrument to be the free act and deed of said corporation (or association)
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Notary Public
Print Name: _________________________
My commission expires:
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In case the corporation has no corporate seal, omit the words "the seal affixed to said instrument is the corporate seal of said corporation (or association), and that" and add, at the end of the affidavit clause, the words "and that said corporation (or association) has no corporate seal." (c. 183 App. Form 15)
(16) Certificate of Authority of Officer taking Acknowledgment.
State of Massachusetts
County _____________
I, ______________, clerk of the __________ in and for said county, which court is a court of record having a seal (or, I, ______________, the secretary of state of such state or territory), do hereby certify that ______________, by and before whom the foregoing acknowledgment (or proof) was taken, was, at the time of taking the same, a notary public (or other officer) residing (or authorized to act) in said county, and was duly authorized by the laws of said state (territory or district) to take and certify acknowledgments or proofs of deeds of land in said state (territory or district), and further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said ______________, and that I verily believe that
the signature to said certificate of aknowledgment (or proof) is genuine. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court (or state) this __________ day of ______________________, __________.
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Notary Public
(Seal.)
Print Name: _________________________
My commission expires:
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REFERENCE
CorporateChapter 183, Appendix.
Massachusetts
Mass. Gen. L. ch. 183, § 29 (1999) Necessity of Acknowledgement of Deed
http://www.state.ma.us/legis/laws/mgl/183-29.htm Mass. Gen. L. ch. 183, § 30 (1999) Method of Making Acknowledgement
http://www.state.ma.us/legis/laws/mgl/183-30.htm Mass. Gen. L. ch. 183, § 31 (1999) Acknowledgement of Married Woman
http://www.state.ma.us/legis/laws/mgl/183-31.htm Mass. Gen. L. ch. 183, § 33 (1999) Certificate of Authority
http://www.state.ma.us/legis/laws/mgl/183-33.htm Mass. Gen. L. ch. 183, § 42 (1999) Forms of Acknowledgement
http://www.state.ma.us/legis/laws/mgl/183-42.htm
Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Public Records - Guidelines for the Notary Public
See Massachusetts Notary Public Changes, 2004 for detailed information.
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