Each clerk of court and his deputies may administer oaths and affirmations and take acknowledgments.
June 25, 1948, ch. 64662 Stat. 926(, .)
Historical and Revision Notes
section 1114(a) of title 26May 28, 1896, ch. 252, § 1929 Stat. 184Mar. 2, 1901, ch. 81431 Stat. 956Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 854, § 17831 Stat. 1219June 30, 1902, ch. 132932 Stat. 527Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 23136 Stat. 1139Feb. 10, 1939, ch. 2, § 1114(a)53 Stat. 160Oct. 21, 1942, ch. 61956 Stat. 957Feb. 25, 1944, ch. 6358 Stat. 72Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§ 264, 523 and 525, , U.S.C., 1940 ed., Internal Revenue Code, and District of Columbia Code, 1940 ed., § 11–402 (R.S. § 799; , ; , ; , ; , ; , §§ 158, 291, , 1167; , ; , title V, § 504(a)(c), ; , title V, § 503, ).
section 1114(a) of title 26This section consolidates a part of section 525, sections 264 and 523 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., part of , U.S.C., 1940 ed., section 11–402 of the District of Columbia Code, 1940 ed.,
As respects acknowledgments, sections 264, 523 and 525 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., and section 11–402 of District of Columbia Code, 1940 ed., referred only to the Court of Claims and the District Court for the District of Columbia. However, section 555 of said title 28, before amendment in 1944, provided for the collection of a fee by district court clerks for taking acknowledgments. The 1944 amendment provided for the fixing of fees by the Judicial Conference of the United States. If notaries and other minor officials may take acknowledgments there seems to be no reason why clerks of Federal courts and their deputies should not have such power.
section 591 of this titlesection 525 of title 28act of June 6, 1900, ch. 786, § 731 Stat. 324section 106 of title 48Words “Except as provided in ,” in , U.S.C., 1940 ed., were omitted. Under such section 591, the provisions of such section 525 were inapplicable to the Territory of Alaska, but a later , , , U.S.C., 1940 ed., Territories and Insular Possessions, provided that clerks of the District Court for Alaska should perform the duties required or authorized to be performed by clerks of United States courts in other districts.
section 525 of title 28section 637 of this titleProvisions of , U.S.C., 1940 ed., relating to United States commissioners are incorporated in .
section 264 of title 28section 1114(a) of title 26section 459 of this titlesection 1114(a) of title 26Provisions of , U.S.C., 1940 ed., and , U.S.C., 1940 ed., relating to administration of oaths and acknowledgments by judges, are incorporated in . For distribution of other provisions of such , see Distribution Table.
Changes in phraseology were made.
Senate Revision Amendment
section 1114(a) of Title 26Those provisions of this section which related to the Tax Court were eliminated by Senate amendment, therefore , U.S.C., Internal Revenue Code, was not a part of the source of this section upon final enactment. The Senate amendments also eliminated section 1114(a) of the Internal Revenue Code from the schedule of repeals. See 80th Congress Senate Report No. 1559.