Notabt

' Anciently, a scribe who took notes or minutes, and made short drafts of ■writings and instruments, both public and private.^ Notary pub Ue. An officer who publicly attests- deeds or writings to make them authentic in another country, principally in business relating to merchants.' An officer who confirms and attests the truth of writings, to render them available as evidence. Notarial. Pertaining to, originating with, a notary: as, a notarial act, a notarial seal. Some of his chief duties are connected with mercantile transactions, as in noting (g. v.) paper presented for payment and dishonored. At common law, a minor could be a notary.'" " N. P.," for notary public, is in common use. The 'Neal c Clark, 95 U. S. 708(1877); Pickering v. Mc Cullough, 104 id. 317 (1881); Adams v. Bancroft, 8 Sumn. 386 (1838). ' Arthur v. Mo Uer, 97 U. S. 368 (1878). « Harwood v. City of Lowell, 4 Cush. 318 (1849). •Commonwealth v. Dejardin, 126 Mass. 47 '1878); 105 id. 433. ' 1 Bl. Com. 60. •1 Greenl. Ev. §11. See also 31 F. B. 187; 54 Conn. 467; 3 Dak. 103; 35 Ohio St. 563; 61 Wis. 583; 62 id. 38. ' L. notarius, one who makes notes, a. scrivener: nota, a note. 8 [Byles, Bills, 282. "KirkseyiJ. Bates, 7 Port. 531 (Ala., 1838), Collier, courts take judicial notice of the meaning of the abbreviation.' In the absence of positive law prescribing otherwise, it is enough that the impress of a die seal used by him be readily identified upon inspection. The courts take judicial notice of the seals of notaries public, foreign as well as domestic, for they are officers recognized by the commercial law of the world." The use of the seal of another person was held not to invalidate the certificate of acknowledgment to a. chattel mortgage." See Protest, 2; Seal, 1.