# 12 U.S.C. § 23: Acknowledgment and filing of certificate

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t12_s23

## Section

- **Citation:** 12 U.S.C. § 23
- **Heading:** Acknowledgment and filing of certificate
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** July 23, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 12—BANKS AND BANKING > CHAPTER 2—NATIONAL BANKS > SUBCHAPTER I—ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

## Text

The organization certificate shall be acknowledged before a judge of some court of record, or notary public; and shall be, together with the acknowledgment thereof, authenticated by the seal of such court, or notary, transmitted to the Comptroller of the Currency, who shall record and carefully preserve the same in his office.

(R.S. § 5135.)

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