PRINTER'S NO. 2812

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No. 2152 Session of 1999

        INTRODUCED BY ALLEN, HASAY, CALTAGIRONE, ARGALL, PHILLIPS, GEIST
           AND DALLY, DECEMBER 13, 1999

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 13, 1999

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of August 21, 1953 (P.L.1323, No.373), entitled
     2     "An act concerning notaries public; and amending, revising,
     3     consolidating and changing the law relating thereto," further
     4     providing for limitation on powers and for fees.

     5     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     6  hereby enacts as follows:
     7     Section 1.  Section 19 of the act of August 21, 1953
     8  (P.L.1323, No.373), known as The Notary Public Law, is amended
     9  to read:
    10     Section 19.  Limitation on Powers[; Fees].--[(a)  No director
    11  or officer in any bank, banking institution or trust company,
    12  holding at the same time the office of notary public, shall do
    13  or perform any act or duty as notary public for any bank,
    14  banking institution or trust company in which he is a director
    15  or officer. Any act or duty performed by any such notary public
    16  for any such bank, banking institution or trust company is
    17  hereby declared invalid.
    18     (b)  No clerk in any bank, banking institution or trust
    19  company, holding at the same time the office of notary public,

     1  shall be authorized to protest checks, notes, drafts, bill of
     2  exchange, or any commercial paper, for any bank, banking
     3  institution or trust company in which he is employed.
     4     (c)  The fees of any such notary for other services rendered
     5  shall be the property of such notary and in no case belong to or
     6  be received by the corporation of which he is a director or
     7  clerk.]
     8     (d)  No justice of the peace, magistrate or alderman, holding
     9  at the same time the office of notary public, shall have
    10  jurisdiction in cases arising on papers or documents containing
    11  acts by him done in the office of notary public.
    12     (e)  No notary public may act as such in any transaction in
    13  which he is a party directly [or pecuniarily] interested.
    14     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.











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