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If one or both cannot write, the signature can be made in thisway:

HisGeorge X Jones.Mark.

Witness..............

In some states one or more witnesses are required to the signatureof the grantor; in others, witnesses are not necessary, exceptwhere a "mark" is made.

An important part of a deed is the Acknowledgment. This is the actof acknowledging before a notary public, justice or other officialproperly qualified to administer an oath, that the signatures aregenuine and made voluntarily.

The acknowledgment having been taken, the official stamps thepaper with his seal and signs it.

In some states the law requires that a wax or paper seal beattached to the paper, while in others a circular scroll, madewith the pen, with the letters "L.S." in the center answer thepurpose.

When the foregoing essentials are complied with the deed must bedelivered to the grantee. The del