Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 312/6-101 – Definitions
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(a) “Notarial act” means any act that a notary public of this State is authorized to perform and includes taking an acknowledgment, administering an oath or affirmation, taking a verification upon oath or affirmation, and witnessing or attesting a signature.
(b) “Acknowledgment” means a declaration by a person that the person has executed an instrument for the purposes stated therein and, if the instrument is executed in a representative capacity, that the person signed the instrument with proper authority and executed it as the act of the person or entity represented and identified therein.
(c) “Verification upon oath or affirmation” means a declaration that a statement is true made by a person upon oath or affirmation.
(d) “In a representative capacity” means:
(1) for and on behalf of a corporation, partnership,
(b) “Acknowledgment” means a declaration by a person that the person has executed an instrument for the purposes stated therein and, if the instrument is executed in a representative capacity, that the person signed the instrument with proper authority and executed it as the act of the person or entity represented and identified therein.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 312/6-101
- 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.
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- oath: shall be deemed to include an affirmation, and the word "sworn" shall be construed to include the word "affirmed. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.12
- 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.
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(c) “Verification upon oath or affirmation” means a declaration that a statement is true made by a person upon oath or affirmation.
(d) “In a representative capacity” means:
(1) for and on behalf of a corporation, partnership,
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trust, or other entity, as an authorized officer, agent, partner, trustee, or other representative;
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(2) as a public officer, personal representative,
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guardian, or other representative, in the capacity recited in the instrument;
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(3) as an attorney in fact for a principal; or
(4) in any other capacity as an authorized
(4) in any other capacity as an authorized
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representative of another.
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