Tag: maritime law
Wagon Trains, Contracts, Law 1820-1880 After the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, wagon trains or caravans brought pioneer settlers, merchants, missionaries, prospectors, freight and livestock across the Great Plains to …
Law Merchant, Pie Powder Courts In Europe in the Middle Ages, the Law Merchant was comprised of two branches, maritime law and commercial law. Both applied to merchants, who formed …
Notaries in Ancient Phoenicia, 1500 BC Ancient Phoenicia was located in the region at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. Phoenician city-states, ruled by kings (high priests), began …
Notaries in Ancient Greece, 360 BC In Ancient Greece, there were several types of public officials in Greek city-states who performed document writing, witnessing and record keeping duties. They …
Notary at Sea, Naval Notaries Notaries in Florida, Maine, South Carolina and Nevada are authorized to solemnize marriage ceremonies. Sometimes couples choose to be married at sea, on a …
Marine Protest and Maritime Law Most Colonial notaries lived at seaports and harbors. They were often called on to take a sea protest or marine protest made by vessel-masters …
Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) A Colorado notary must identify the person signing a document by using satisfactory evidence of identification, including a Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC). The most common …
Federal Notary Authority Colorado notary powers and duties are listed in CRS 12-55-110 of the Colorado Notaries Public Act. Notaries may also perform acts authorized under common law or …
English Common Law for Notaries Does the English common law still apply today in Colorado? Here is the current Colorado statute, known as a reception statute, first adopted in …