The certificate of such proof shall set forth the following matters:

(1) The fact that such subscribing witness was personally known to at least one judge of the court, or to the officer granting the certificate, to be the person whose name is subscribed to such instrument as a witness thereto or was proved to be such by at least two witnesses, whose names and places of residence shall be inserted in the certificate;

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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 442.290

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020

(2) The proof given by such witnesses of the execution of such instrument, and of the facts that the person whose name is subscribed to such instrument as party thereto is the person who executed the same, and that such witness subscribed his name to such instrument as a witness thereof.