2013 Mississippi Code
Title 89 - REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
Chapter 3 - ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
§ 89-3-7 - Forms of acknowledgment

The following forms of acknowledgment may be used in the case of conveyances or other written instruments affecting real estate or personal property; and any acknowledgment so taken and certified shall be sufficient to satisfy all requirements of law:

(a) In the case of natural persons acting in their own right:

"STATE OF

COUNTY OF

Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority in and for the

said county and state, on this day of , 20 , within my

jurisdiction, the within named , who acknowledged that (he) (she) (they)

executed the above and foregoing instrument.

(NOTARY PUBLIC)

My commission expires:

"

(Affix official seal, if applicable)

(b) In the case of corporations:

"STATE OF

COUNTY OF

Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority in and for the

said county and state, on this day of , 20 , within my

jurisdiction, the within named , who acknowledged that (he) (she) is

of , a corporation, and that for and on behalf of the said

corporation, and as its act and deed (he) (she) executed the above and

foregoing instrument, after first having been duly authorized by said

corporation so to do.

(NOTARY PUBLIC)

My commission expires:

"

(Affix official seal, if applicable)

(c) In the case of a corporate general partner of a limited partnership:

"STATE OF

COUNTY OF

Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority in and for the

said county and state, on this day of , 20 , within my jurisdiction,

the within named , who acknowledged to me that (he) (she) is of , a

corporation and general partner of , a limited partnership, and

that for and on behalf of said corporation as general partner of said limited

partnership, and as the act and deed of said corporation as general partner of

said limited partnership, and as the act and deed of said limited partnership,

(he) (she) executed the above and foregoing instrument, after first having

been duly authorized by said corporation and said limited partnership so to do.

(NOTARY PUBLIC)

My commission expires:

"

(Affix official seal, if applicable)

(d) In the case of a corporate member of a member-managed limited

liability company:

"STATE OF

COUNTY OF

Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority in and for the

said county and state, on this day of , 20 , within my

jurisdiction, the within named , who acknowledged to me that (he) (she) is

of , a corporation and member of , a member-managed

limited liability company, and that for and on behalf of said corporation as

member of said limited liability company, and as the act and deed of said

corporation as member of said limited liability company, and as the act and

deed of said limited liability company, (he) (she) executed the above and

foregoing instrument, after first having been duly authorized by said

corporation and said limited liability company so to do.

(NOTARY PUBLIC)

My commission expires:

"

(Affix official seal, if applicable)

(e) In the case of a corporate manager of a manager-managed limited

liability company:

"STATE OF

COUNTY OF

Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority in and for the

said county and state, on this day of , 20 , within my jurisdiction,

the within named , who acknowledged to me that (he) (she) is of , a

corporation and manager of , a manager-managed limited liability

company, and that for and on behalf of said corporation as manager of said

limited liability company, and as the act and deed of said corporation as

manager of said limited liability company, and as the act and deed of said

limited liability company, (he) (she) executed the above and foregoing

instrument, after first having been duly authorized by said corporation and

said limited liability company so to do.

(NOTARY PUBLIC)

My commission expires:

"

(Affix official seal, if applicable)

(f) In the case of persons acting in representative capacities:

"STATE OF

COUNTY OF

Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority in and for the

said county and state, on this day of , 20 , within my

jurisdiction, the within named , who acknowledged that (he) (she) is

of and that in said representative capacity (he) (she) executed the above

and foregoing instrument, after first having been duly authorized so to do.

(NOTARY PUBLIC)

My commission expires:

"

(Affix official seal, if applicable)

(g) In the case of proof of execution of the instrument made by a

subscribing witness:

"STATE OF

COUNTY OF

Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority in and for the

said county and state, on this day of , 20 , within my

jurisdiction, CD, one of the subscribing witnesses to the above and foregoing

instrument, who, being first duly sworn, states that (he) (she) saw the within

(or above) named AB, whose name is subscribed thereto, sign and deliver the

same to EF (or that (he) (she) heard AB acknowledge that (he) (she) signed and

delivered the same to EF); and that the affiant subscribed (his) (her) name as

witness thereto in the presence of AB.

(CD)

(NOTARY PUBLIC)

My commission expires:

"

(Affix official seal, if applicable)

(h) In the case of any business organization, foreign or domestic:

"STATE OF

COUNTY OF

Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority in and for the

said county and state, on this day of , 20 , within my

jurisdiction, the within named , who proved to me on the basis of

satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed in

the above and foregoing instrument and acknowledged that he/she/they

executed the same in his/her/their representative capacity(ies), and that by

his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument, and as the act and deed of the

person(s) or entity(ies) upon behalf of which he/she/they acted, executed

the above and foregoing instrument, after first having been duly authorized so

to do.

(NOTARY PUBLIC)

My commission expires:

"

(Affix official seal, if applicable)