However, no fee may be charged or collected by any officer mentioned in this section for the performance of any notarial act herein authorized. All commissioned officers and warrant officers of the armed forces of the United States may administer oaths of enlistment or appointment of any person in the armed forces of the United States. Source: SL 1903, ch 185 , § 61; SL 1913, ch 267 , § 25; SL 1917, ch 297 , § 31; RC 1919, § 10585; SDC 1939, § 41.0137; SL 1951, ch 205 ; SL 1987, ch 247 , § 1; SL 1991, ch 265 , § 1.
The signature of the officer taking acknowledgments or sworn instruments, together with the title of his office, constitutes prima facie evidence of the officer's authority
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