Acknowledgment in Foreign Countries

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  1. If the person executing the instrument resides or is beyond the limits of the union and its territories, the acknowledgment may be made:
    1. Before a commissioner for Tennessee appointed in the country where the acknowledgment is made, having an official seal;
    2. Before a notary public of such country, having an official seal; and
    3. Before a consul, charge d'affaires, envoy, minister, or ambassador of the United States in the country to which such person is accredited and where the acknowledgment is made.
  2. When the seal affixed contains the name or official style of such officer, any error, in stating or failing to state otherwise such name or official style of the officer, shall not render the certificate defective.

Code 1858, § 2041 (deriv. Acts 1839-1840, ch. 26, §§ 2-4); Shan., § 3716; Acts 1921, ch. 82, § 1; Shan. Supp., § 3747a10; mod. Code 1932, § 7633; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-2204.

Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 1 Tenn. Juris., Acknowledgments, §§ 9, 12.


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