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"Der Notar" ("The Notary"), Copper engraving from 1698 book by Christoph Weigel the Elder A notary is a person authorised to perform acts in legal affairs, in particular witnessing signatures on documents. The form that the notarial profession takes varies with local legal systems.[1]
Enforceability means one party to such a contract can make the other party comply with the same in case a dispute concerning the same is brought to a court of law.
Notaries in civil law jurisdictions are specialized in all matters relating to real estate, completing title exams in order to confirm the ownership of the property, the existence of any encumbrances such as easements or mortgages and hypothecs.
Notaries perform notarizations, or notarial acts, to deter fraud and establish that the signer understands the document they're signing and that they're a willing participant in the transaction.
Acknowledgment is commonly used for documents such as deeds of sale, contracts, and powers of attorney.
Since the notary is a state officer, a notary's duties may vary widely from state to state and in most cases, a notary is barred from acting outside his or her home state unless they have a commission there as well.
Notaries are appointed by a government authority, such as a court, governor, county commissioners, or lieutenant governor, or by a regulating body often known as a society or faculty of notaries public.
While as a general rule, notarization is not always mandated by law, notarization is advisable for various documents. As stated in Section 1, the document that has been notarized will obtain the status of a public document and will enhance the faith and trust of a person or the public in general that such notarized document is true and valid with respect to the Remote Online Notary statements made therein and the capacity of the party or parties to enter into or to execute such document.
For instance, if a person acquires a house in a deed of sale that is notarized, the parties to the said document as well as third parties must follow and respect what it states and the legal effects it produces (i.e. transfer of ownership).
Notaries deter fraud by scrutinizing the circumstances around document signing. They confirm all parties fully understand the contents and implications, reducing the chances of coercion or forgery.
Under the Act a notary public in has the "power of drawing, passing, keeping and issuing all deeds and contracts, charter-parties and other mercantile transactions in this Province, and also of attesting all commercial instruments brought before him for public protestation, and otherwise of acting as is usual in the office of notary, and may demand, receive and have all the rights, profits and emoluments rightfully appertaining and belonging to the said calling of notary during pleasure."[11]
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