QuestionsQuestions (Act No. 2387)
A person must (1) be over 21 years of age; (2) not have been convicted of a crime implying moral turpitude; and (3) be a practicing lawyer, or have passed the bar exam or the justice of the peace examination, or have completed and passed law studies in a reputable university or law school.
The appointee must be over 21 years of age.
Any conviction of a crime implying moral turpitude disqualifies the person.
The person must be a practicing lawyer; or have passed the bar examination; or passed the justice of the peace examination; or have completed and passed law studies in a reputable university or law school.
Yes. In municipalities or townships where no one resides with the specified qualifications, judges of First Instance may appoint other persons temporarily, provided they possess desirable qualifications regarding ability and morality.
They ipso facto cease to hold office. They must then proceed with their notarial books/records/documents/instruments in their possession in the same manner as if their commission had expired.
The notary must enter them in a register (a notarial register/books furnished by the Attorney-General upon request and upon payment of actual cost).
The nature of the instrument; the person executing/swearing to/acknowledging; the witnesses (if any); the date of execution/oath/acknowledgment; the fees collected for notarial services; and, for contracts, a correct copy plus a brief description of the substance.
Each entry must have a consecutive number starting with number one in each calendar year.
Yes. The notary must give each instrument a number corresponding to its number in the register.
The notary must state on the instrument the page or pages of the register where the instrument is recorded.
No blank line shall be left between entries.
At the end of each week, the notary must certify in the register the number of instruments executed/sworn to/acknowledged. If none, that fact must appear in the certificate.
The Attorney-General furnishes the register books upon request, and the notary must pay the actual cost of the book.
The register shall be duly paged, and on the first page the Attorney-General shall certify the number of pages the book consists of.
All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with its provisions are repealed.
It took effect on July 1, 1914.
It amended Section 87 of Act No. 136, as amended by Act No. 2035, by substituting the paragraph detailing notarial register entries and related requirements.