1-5-416. Powers and duties. A notary public shall:
     (1) take the acknowledgment or proof of any power of attorney, mortgage, deed, grant, transfer, or other instrument executed by any person and give a certificate of such proof or acknowledgment, endorsed on or attached to the instrument;
     (2) take depositions and affidavits and administer oaths and affirmations in all matters incident to the duties of his office or to be used before any court, judge, officer, or board in this state;
     (3) whenever requested and upon payment of his fees therefor, make and give a certified copy of any record in his office;
     (4) provide and keep an official seal, upon which must be engraved the name of the state of Montana and the words "Notarial Seal", with the surname of the notary and at least the initials of his given name;
     (5) authenticate with his official seal all official acts. Whenever the notary public signs his name officially as a notary public, he shall add to his signature the words "Notary Public for the State of Montana, residing at.... (stating the name of his post office)" and shall endorse upon the instrument the date of the expiration of his commission.

     History: En. Sec. 913, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 320, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 103, L. 1909; re-en. Sec. 388, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 794; re-en. Sec. 388, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 56-104; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 119, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 225, L. 1981.