[Instrument needs no acknowledgment in absence of

statutory requirement.] An acknowledgment of an instrument of writing shall not be necessary to its execution unless expressly so provided by statute. History: Laws 1901, ch. 62, § 17; Code 1915, § 1; C.S. 1929, § 1-101; 1941 Comp., § 46-112; 1953 Comp., § 43-1-13.