Okla. Stat. tit. 16, § 16-39
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Justice of the Peace - Acknowledgments validated
Official statutory text
In all cases where, prior to May 16th, 1913, any Justice of the
Peace has taken acknowledgments of deeds or other conveyances of
real estate affecting and relating to real estate located in a
county or counties other than the county in which such Justice of
the Peace resided, such acknowledgments are hereby legalized and
made binding, and such acknowledgments shall have the same force and
effect as if taken before some Justice of the Peace, a resident of
the county in which the land sought to be deeded or conveyed was
situated.
Peace has taken acknowledgments of deeds or other conveyances of
real estate affecting and relating to real estate located in a
county or counties other than the county in which such Justice of
the Peace resided, such acknowledgments are hereby legalized and
made binding, and such acknowledgments shall have the same force and
effect as if taken before some Justice of the Peace, a resident of
the county in which the land sought to be deeded or conveyed was
situated.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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