Any instrument of writing to which the maker shall affix a scroll, by way of seal, shall be of the same effect and obligation to all intents as if the same were sealed.
Source: L. 1879: p. 170, § 1. G.S. § 3121. R.S. 08: § 683. C.L. § 4890. CSA: C. 40, § 22. CRS 53: § 118-1-25. C.R.S. 1963: § 118-1-25.
ANNOTATION
Law reviews. For article, "Formal Contracts in Colorado", see 7 Rocky Mt. L. Rev. 191 (1935).
Section applies to all instruments, including tax deeds. Linville v. Russell, 168 Colo. 459, 452 P.2d 18 (1969).
Adoption of printed word and scroll as seal permissible. Where a blank form of bond is used with the word "seal" with a scroll around it, printed after the blank space for the signature, the maker of the bond may adopt the printed word and scroll as his seal. Carlile v. People, 27 Colo. 116, 59 P. 48 (1899).
Instrument held to be sealed. Morgenson v. Middlesex Mining & Milling Co., 11 Colo. 176, 17 P. 513 (1887).
Applied in Carlile v. People, 27 Colo. 116, 59 P. 48 (1899).