The statute provides that contracts executed in other states and territories of the United States may be executed in accordance with the laws of such states, territory or district or in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan 24 and

23. Sec. 175 C. L. 1915. Begin with a caption specifying the state, territory or district, and county or place where the authentication is made.

"I, ................, clerk of................, in and for said county, which court is a court of record, having a seal

(or I, ..................... the secretary of state of such state or territory) do hereby certify that................, by and before whom the foregoing acknowledgment (or proof) was taken, was at the time of taking the same, a notary public (or other officer) residing or authorized to act in said county, and was duly authorized by the laws of said state (territory or district) to take and certify acknowledgments or proofs of deeds of land in said state (territory or district) and further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said ................ and that I verily believe that the signature of said certificate of acknowledgment (or proof) is genuine.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court (or state) this ........ day of..................... 19.........

Sec. 11759 C. L. 1915.

24. If any such contract be executed in any other state, district or territory, the same shall be executed and acknowledged in the same manner as provided in section nine of chapter one hundred and fifty of the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one for the execution of deeds in any other state, district or territory. Sec. 11771 C. L. 1915.

may be acknowledged before any judge or any court of record, notary public, justice of the peace, master in chancery, or other officer authorized by the laws of the state, territory or district, to take acknowledgments therein, or before any commissioner appointed by the governor of the state for such purposes.25

The forms of acknowledgment set forth in the preceding section may be used.