§ 47-43.4. Officer's certificate upon proof of instrument by proof of signature of subscribing witness.
§47‑43.4. Officer's certificate upon proof of instrument by proof ofsignature of subscribing witness.
When the execution of aninstrument is proved by proof of the signature of a subscribing witness asprovided by G.S. 47‑12.1, the certificate required by G.S. 47‑13.1shall be in substantially the following form:
STATEOF________________________________________
(Name ofstate)
_________________________________________COUNTY
I,____________________________, a ______________________________________
(Name of officertaking proof) (Official title of officer taking proof)
of ___________________ COUNTY,_______________________________, certify that
(Nameof state)
____________________________________personally appeared before me this day, and
(Name of personfamiliar with
handwriting ofsubscribing witness)
being duly sworn, stated that heknows the handwriting of ________________________,
(Nameof subscribing witness)
and that the signature of__________________________ as a subscribing witness to the
(Nameof subscribing witness)
foregoing instrument is thesignature of _______________________________________
(Nameof subscribing witness)
WITNESS my hand and officialseal, this the ____ day of ______________, ________
(Month) (Year)
_________________________________________________
(Signatureof officer taking proof)
_________________________________________________
(Officialtitle of officer taking proof)
My commission expires_________________________________________________
(Dateof expiration of officer's commission)
(1951, c. 379, s. 3; 1999‑456, s. 59.)