The most common notarial acts in the United States are acknowledgements and oaths. Many documents may require a person to have a notary public present to sign their documents. There are different documents that the United States requires a notary to be present while signing the documents to make sure you are you. Be certain that the wording is correct on your documents before having a notary present. If you are unsure of the wording, most notaries carry the forms with them and can attach them to your documents. Just make sure to let the notary know that you will be needing them to bring the correct state issued form to your signing.
An acknowledgment is a formal [oral] declaration before an authorized public notary. It is made by a person signing a document who states that it was his or her free act to sign. The person signed it without undue influence and for the purposes detailed in it. A certificate of acknowledgment is a written statement signed (and in some jurisdictions, sealed) by the notary or other authorized official that serves to prove that the acknowledgment occurred. The form of the certificate varies from state to state, but will be similar to the following:
Before me, the undersigned authority, on this ______ day of ___________, 20__ personally appeared _________________________, to me well known to be the person who executed the foregoing instrument, and he/she acknowledged before me that he/she executed the same as his/her voluntary act and deed.
A jurat is the official written statement by a notary public that he or she has administered and witnessed an oath or affirmation for an oath of office, or on an affidavit – that is, that a person has sworn to or affirmed the truth of information contained in a document, under penalty of perjury, whether that document is a lengthy deposition or a simple statement on an application form. The simplest form of jurat and the oath or affirmation administered by a notary are:
Jurat: “Sworn (or affirmed) to before me this _______ day of ____________, 20__.”
Oath: “Do you solemnly swear that the contents of this affidavit subscribed by you are correct and true?”
Affirmation (for those opposed to swearing oaths): “Do you solemnly, sincerely, and truly declare and affirm that the statements made by you are true and correct?”
In the U.S., notarial acts normally include what is called a venue or caption, that is, an official listing of the place where a notarization occurred, usually in the form of the state and county and with the abbreviation “ss.” (for Latin scilicet, “to wit”) normally referred to as a “subscript”, often in these forms:
State of …….)

)ss:

County of…….)
State of ________

County of _______, to-wit:

The venue is usually set forth at the beginning of the instrument or at the top of the notary’s certificate. If at the head of the document, it is usually referred to as a caption. In times gone by, the notary would indicate the street address at which the ceremony was performed, and this practice, though unusual today, is occasionally encountered.
This process can be daunting, but with an experienced notary you will have your documents notarized in a matter of minutes. The verbiage above is for you to reference and make sure you have all the necessary wording. You can also visit your states secretary’s web page to get your states exact verbiage.

Verbiage for Acknowledgements, Oaths, and Venue cited from

2018 National Notary Association
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