{"data":{"id":"us-vt/24-v.s.a.-173","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"24 V.S.A. § 173","heading":"Certificate of Secretary of State","body":"Upon request, the Secretary of State shall certify under seal to the appointment, qualification, and authority of a county clerk described in a certificate on file in his or her office, and as to the genuineness of the signature and seal of office of a county clerk appearing on any instrument within the authority of such clerk to execute.","path":["Title 24: Municipal and County Government","Chapter 005: County Officers; Powers and Duties","Subchapter 002: COUNTY CLERK"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/24/005/00173","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:05Z","sha256":"f7a349a08d9e9b006479aec4104f99677a78df41b6625c3bda9e57403ad36bf0","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/24-v.s.a.-172","next":"us-vt/24-v.s.a.-174"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}