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(a) Any court or officer that takes a proof or an acknowledgment of any instrument affecting real property shall grant a certificate of the proof or acknowledgment.
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(b) The court or officer shall cause the certificate of the proof or acknowledgment to be endorsed on the instrument affecting real property.
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(c) The certificate of the proof or acknowledgment shall be signed by the clerk of the court or by the officer if he or she has a seal of office.
