<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 18-4-12 - Form of general certificate of acknowledgment. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2045148Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2045148SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045148CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2045148Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2045148DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2045148Normal-000001 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2045148000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045148SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045148SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2045148Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=18-4-12"><span class="s2045148SENU">18-4-12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045148SENU">. </span><span class="s2045148CL">Form of general certificate of acknowledgment.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045148Normal-000000"><span class="s2045148DefaultParagraphFont">The certificate of acknowledgment of an instrument unless it is otherwise in this chapter provided must be substantially in the following form:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045148Normal-000001"><span class="s2045148DefaultParagraphFont">Territory of ____ or State of ____</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045148Normal-000001"><span class="s2045148DefaultParagraphFont">County of ____ ss</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045148Normal-000001"><span class="s2045148DefaultParagraphFont">On this ____ day of ____, in the year ____, before me personally appeared ____, known to me (or proved to me on the oath of ____) to be the person who is described in, and who executed the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he (or they) executed the same.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045148Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045148000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045148Normal"><span class="s2045148SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045148SCL-000003"> CivC 1877, § 666, subdiv 1; CL 1887, § 3288, subdiv 1; RCivC 1903, § 981, subdiv 1; RC 1919, § 587 (1); SDC 1939, § 51.1615 (1).</span></p></div></body></html>