Definition of Signing by mark

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Signing by mark -- Signing by the sign X which is the mark used when the signature of an illiterate or physically incapacitated person is required. The name is written by some one else like this : John X Doe. Then above the X is written "His" and below it is written "mark." The illiterate person, if able, makes the mark ; in case of physical incapacity the mark is made for the signer, whose ringers are pressed upon the penholder while the point of the pen rests upon the X. A signature by mark is usually required to be verified by the signatures of two witnesses.



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