48 U.S.C. § 742 : US Code - Section 742: Acknowledgment of deeds

Search 48 U.S.C. § 742 : US Code - Section 742: Acknowledgment of deeds

Deeds and other instruments affecting land situate in the
District of Columbia, or any other territory or possession of the
United States, may be acknowledged in Puerto Rico before any notary
public appointed therein by proper authority, or any officer
therein who has ex officio the powers of a notary public. The
certificate by such notary shall be accompanied by the certificate
of the executive secretary of Puerto Rico to the effect that the
notary taking such acknowledgment is in fact such notarial officer.