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Terms Used In 21 Guam Code Ann. § 33102

  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
Governor’s Certificate.

The proof or acknowledgment of an instrument may also be made in
Guam before either:

(a) The Director of Land Management or the Director of
Administration.

(b) The clerk of any court. (c) Notary Public.
(d) Any other person authorized by the Governor of Guam.

Provided, that the acknowledgments of deeds or other instruments affecting land situated in the District of Columbia, or any territory of the United States, may be acknowledged in Guam before any Notary Public or judge appointed therein by proper authority or by any officer therein who has ex officio the powers of a Notary Public; provided, that the certificate of said Notary shall be accompanied by the certificate of the Governor or acting Governor to the effect that the Notary taking such acknowledgment was in fact the officer he purported to be.
SOURCE: CC ‘1181.

CROSS-REFERENCES: The law relating to Notaries Public is found in 5 Guam Code Ann., Chapter 33.