Mystery Notary Stamp

 

  During my ongoing research into Cherokee Shores Owners Association's paperwork I came across another mystery.  This time it's not a misunderstood by me policy or absence of a policy, it is a Notary Stamp.

  The revised in 2019 Restrictions posted on Cherokee Shores Owners Association's website at the end of the complete document have a Notary Stamp and a signature of A. Arnold.  I want to remind you that this document has been filed with Henderson County and you can find it by entering document number: 2019-00016453 on Henderson County Property Records Search, or you can follow this link and it should bring you straight to it: https://hendersoncountytx-web.tylerhost.net/web/document/DOC316S637?search=DOCSEARCH352S3

This same document in pieces can be found on Cherokee Shores Website via this link:

https://cherokeeshores.org/architectural/

or straight to the point of the stamped portion go to the end of this links document: 

https://cherokeeshores.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/SECTION_E_except_1038-1077.pdf

  What is so strange about this Notary Stamp?

First of all there is no Notarial Certificate included with this Notary Stamp and normally the Notary will not notarize the document without a Notarial Certificate that clarifies the type of the Notarization being performed.  Even a copy of the document is normally stapled to the Notarial Certificate accompanied by a Notary Stamp and a Signature.

Again as so many other members that even pay attention it took me a year to actually see it and pay attention!  There is a Notary Stamp and a signature, but when I got an idea of reaching out to the Notary to figure out what type of notarization that was and possibly get a copy of the record of this notarization I suddenly had to pay attention: the stamp is missing a number...it is...1304205_?_5?. The expiration appears to be 10.30.2023.  The name is A. Arnold. 

I tried running the search on Secretary of State Notary Search with no valid result.  Here is the link to do that: https://texas-sos.appianportalsgov.com/sos-direct

I tried different numbers to fill in the gap with no results, I tried running just Arnold without finding matching expiration date for the Notary commission and when I got tired of doing all that I wrote Cherokee Shores Owners Association's attorneys asking them to provide me with the full Notary ID so I can get record of Notary performed for this particular document.  Guess what? ....with no result so far...

 Now I am stuck with this Mystery Notary Stamp on this Mystery Document.  These Revised 2019 Restrictions have no identifying futures other than my Mystery Stamp.  No name of people involved in it's creation or approval, no date this was voted on or passed by the members, no Notarial Certificate to show who brought it for notarization and no way to figure out who's Notary Stamp it is. 

???

  Maybe Ms. Sanders can answer these questions.  Maybe if the members start calling and asking Ms. Sanders who passed Revised 2019 Restrictions, who approved it, when was the members vote to approve the changes to the restrictions and who and where notarized it...  Maybe we can get her to look into this mystery and try to solve it together. 

 Please, if anyone knows the answers to these questions contact Ms. Sanders or me or Cherokee Shores Owners Association attorneys so they can answer my simple request and let me know who this A. Arnold is and what is or was their Notary ID number, when this notary was performed, what type of notarization that was and who was notarizing it. 

Ask questions and demand answers!