§46-29  Certain notarial powers conferred
upon county officers.  Wherever by law any affidavit under oath or any
statement or other document to be acknowledged is required to be filed with the
chief of police, treasurer, director of finance, clerk, or council of any
county as a condition to the granting of any license or the performance of any
act 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, shall
take the oath or acknowledgment, free of charge, keeping records thereof as
required by law of notaries public; provided that nothing herein shall prevent
any person desiring so to do from making the oath or acknowledgment before any
duly authorized notary public, subject to the notary's legal fees therefor. [L
1919, 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]