§ 58-72-50. Approval, acknowledgment and custody of bonds. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 58‑72‑50. Approval, acknowledgment and custody of bonds.

The approval of all officialbonds taken or renewed by the board of commissioners shall be recorded by theclerk to the board. Every such bond shall be acknowledged by the partiesthereto or proved by a subscribing witness, before the chairman of the board ofcommissioners, or before the clerk of the superior court, registered in theregister's office in a separate book to be kept for the registration ofofficial bonds, and the original bond, with the approval of the commissionersendorsed thereon and certified by their chairman, shall be deposited with theclerk of the superior court for safekeeping. Provided that an official bondexecuted as surety by a surety company authorized to do business in this Stateneed not be acknowledged upon behalf of the surety when such bond is executedunder seal in the name of the surety by an agent or attorney‑in‑factby authority of a power of attorney duly recorded in the office of the registerof deeds of such county and such bond may be recorded by the register of deedswithout an order of probate entered by the clerk of the superior court.  (1869‑70, c. 169, s.4; 1879, c. 207, s. 2; Code, s. 1877; Rev., s. 311; C.S., s. 333; 1957, c.1011; 2009‑570, s. 35.)