70-21-203. Acknowledgment of instruments required -- exceptions. Before an instrument can be recorded, unless it belongs to the class provided for in either 70-21-205 or 70-21-207, its execution must be:
     (1) acknowledged by the person executing it or, if executed by a corporation, by its president, vice president, secretary or assistant secretary, or other person duly authorized by resolution by the corporation executing the instrument on behalf of the corporation; or
     (2) proved by:
     (a) a subscribing witness; or
     (b) as provided in 1-5-302 and 1-5-303; and
     (c) the acknowledgment or proof certified in the manner prescribed by Title 1, chapter 5.

     History: En. Sec. 1573, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4646, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6893, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 1161; Based on Field Civ. C. Sec. 509; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 16, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 6893, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 170, L. 1937; R.C.M. 1947, 73-105; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 192, L. 1993.