53-107. Powers and duties. Notaries public shall have authority to: (1) Take acknowledgments; (2) administer oaths and affirmations; (3) take a verification upon oath or affirmation; (4) witness or attest a signature; (5) certify or attest a copy; (6) note a protest of a negotiable instrument; and (7) perform any other act permitted by law.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 71, § 6; L. 1905, ch. 311, § 1; R.S. 1923, 53-107; L. 1963, ch. 294, § 3; L. 1967, ch. 297, § 3; L. 1975, ch. 285, § 7; L. 1980, ch. 159, § 6; L. 1984, ch. 201, § 14; July 1.