The words “acknowledged before me” means
         (1) that the person acknowledging appeared before the
    
person taking the acknowledgment in a manner prescribed by the laws or regulations applicable in the place in which the acknowledgment is taken,
        (2) that he acknowledged he executed the instrument,

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 765 ILCS 30/6

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.

         (3) that, in the case of:
             (i) a natural person, he executed the instrument
        
for the purposes therein stated;
            (ii) a corporation, the officer or agent
        
acknowledged he held the position or title set forth in the instrument and certificate, he signed the instrument on behalf of the corporation by proper authority, and the instrument was the act of the corporation for the purpose therein stated;
            (iii) a partnership, the partner or agent
        
acknowledged he signed the instrument on behalf of the partnership by proper authority and he executed the instrument as the act of the partnership for the purposes therein stated;
            (iv) a person acknowledging as principal by an
        
attorney in fact, he executed the instrument by proper authority as the act of the principal for the purposes therein stated;
            (v) a person acknowledging as a public officer,
        
trustee, administrator, guardian, or other representative, he signed the instrument by proper authority and he executed the instrument in the capacity and for the purposes therein stated; and
        (4) that the person taking the acknowledgment either
    
knew or had satisfactory evidence that the person acknowledging was the person named in the instrument or certificate.