§46-29  Certain notarial powers conferredupon county officers.  Wherever by law any affidavit under oath or anystatement or other document to be acknowledged is required to be filed with thechief of police, treasurer, director of finance, clerk, or council of anycounty as a condition to the granting of any license or the performance of anyact by any person, or by any county officer, the chief of police, treasurer,director of finance, or clerk, their deputy or deputies, of the county, shalltake the oath or acknowledgment, free of charge, keeping records thereof asrequired by law of notaries public; provided that nothing herein shall preventany person desiring so to do from making the oath or acknowledgment before anyduly authorized notary public, subject to the notary's legal fees therefor. [L1919, c 9, §1; RL 1925, §2174; am imp L 1932 1st, c 1, pt of §1; RL 1935,§2314; RL 1945, §6005; RL 1955, §138-4; HRS §46-29; gen ch 1985]