On Wed, Jun 01, 2005 at 07:54:51AM +0200, Marc Haber wrote: > On Tue, 31 May 2005 14:13:54 -0600, "Wesley J. Landaker" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Right, but they have to get it notarized (or forge a notary's seal, which is > >a criminal offense, at least in the US) which requires government ID > >(again, at least in the US). > > The entire procedure is quite US centric. I don't understand why you > US guys are so fond of your notaries.
A while ago, in an IRC discussion, it was revealed that a notary in the US doesn't mean as much as it does in Europe. AIUI, in the US, a notary is just some extra title a lot of secretaries have, so that they can make some documents more official. Over here, however, being a notary is a full-time job; in addition, many notaries employ some clerks, too. > Over here, it's a three digit bill for the notary to open the office > door and to offer you a chair, Well, in Belgium it's not /that/ bad (a notary is required by law to give you free advice), but the moment he uses his stamp, it indeed is a three digit bill (around €900 last time I required the use of a notary's services) -- The amount of time between slipping on the peel and landing on the pavement is precisely one bananosecond -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
