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MARRIED WOMEN'S DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY. [ 12 of 1885. ] 757

6. When a married woman acknowledges any such deed , the Person taking
commissioner taking such acknowledgment shall sign a memo- ment to sign
randum to be endorsed on , or written at the foot, or in the memorandum
margin of such deed , which memorandum , shall be to the follow- [ Ibid. 5.84. ]
ing effect, viz. :
“ This deed marked (here and some letter or other mark for
the purpose of identification ) was this day produced
before ine and acknowledged by therein
named to be her act and deed, previous to which
acknowledgment the said was examined
by me separately and apart from her husband touching
her knowledge of the contents of the said deed and
her consent thereto and declared the same to be freely
and voluntarily executed by her,"
and the same commissioner shall also sign a certificate of the
taking of such acknowledgment which may be to the following
effect, viz. :
“ These are to certify that on the day of
in the year 18 >
before me
the undersigned, A.B. a commissioner appointed for
the Colony of Hongkong, for taking the acknowledg
ments of deeds by married women pursuant to the
Married Women's Disposition of Property Ordinance ,
1885 , appeared personally
the wife of and produced a certain
indenture marked (here add the mark ) bearing date
the day of 18 and >


made-between ( insert the names of the parties ) and
acknowledged the same to be her act and deed, and I
do hereby certify that the said
was at the time of her acknowledging the said deed of
apparent full age and competent understanding, and
that she was examined by me apart from her husband,
touching her knowledge of the contents of the said
deed , and that she freely and voluntarily consented to
the same.")




7. Every such certificate, within 3 months of its being signed Certiticate
with affidavit
shall be lodged with the Land Officer, who shall examine the to be lodged
certificate and see that it is in due form, is duly signed by the inLand
Office .
commissioner and if the requisites in this ordinance in that [ 1bid. 8. 85. ]
respect have been complied with, shall cause the same to be
filed as record in the Land Office.
8. When the certificate is so filed, the deed so acknowledged Deed to take
so far as regards the disposition , disclaimer, release, surrender, timeof ack
nowledig
or extinguishment thereby made, shall take effect from the time ment.
of its being acknowledged, and the filing of the certificate shall [ Ibit. s. 86.]
have relation to such acknowledgment.