No acknowledgment taken prior to February 6, 1943, shall be affected by anything contained in §§ 18-4-6 and 18-4-7. All affidavits and the acknowledgment of any and all written instruments taken and certified by any commissioned officer in the military or naval service of the United States, at any place within or without the United States, at any time before July 1, 1943, are hereby legalized and validated and shall be accorded the same standing as those taken and certified by a notary public within this state with his official seal attached thereto.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 18-4-8

  • Seal: includes an impression of the seal upon the paper alone, as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed to the paper, and also the word "seal" written or printed on such paper. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1943, ch 148, § 2; SL 1943, ch 149; SDC Supp 1960, §§ 51.1608-1 (2), 65.0324.