Ch. 31

1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

ON THIS THE................DAY OF.................19......BEFORE ME...................................THE

UNDERSIGNED OFFICER, PERSONALLY APPEARED................................................KNOWN

TO ME (OR (SERIAL NO.) (IF ANY), SATISFACTORILY PROVEN) TO BE

(SERVING IN OR WITH THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES) (THE SPOUSE

OF) (A DEPENDENT OF) ....................................................A PERSON SERVING IN OR WITH

(SERIAL NO.) (IF ANY), THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES AND
TO BE THE PERSON WHOSE NAME IS SUBSCRIBED TO THE WITHIN INSTRUMENT AND
ACKNOWLEDGED THAT .... HE .... EXECUTED THE SAME FOR THE PURPOSE THEREIN
CONTAINED. AND THE UNDERSIGNED DOES FURTHER CERTIFY THAT HE IS AT THE
DATE OF THIS CERTIFICATE A COMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE RANK STATED
BELOW AND IS IN THE ACTIVE SERVICE OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED
STATES.

SIGNATURE OF OFFICER.

RANK AND SERIAL NO. OF OFFICER
AND COMMAND TO WHICH ATTACHED.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 18, § 11.

19-112. PRIOR ACKNOWLEDGMENTS NOT AFFECTED.

AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT TAKEN BEFORE JUNE 1, 1941 MAY NOT BE AFFECTED
BY THIS SUBTITLE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 18, § 12.

The phrase "before June 1, 1941" is substituted for the former term
"heretofore" for clarity. June 1, 1941 is the original effective date of the
Uniform Acknowledgments Act.

19-113. UNIFORMITY OF INTERPRETATION.

THIS SUBTITLE SHALL BE INTERPRETED TO MAKE UNIFORM THE LAWS OF THE
STATES THAT ENACT IT.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly appeared as Art. 18, § 13.

The only changes are in style.

19-114. SHORT TITLE.

THIS SUBTITLE MAY BE CITED AS THE MARYLAND UNIFORM
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ACT.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly appeared as Art. 18, § 14.

No changes are made.

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