Acknowledgments by stockholders, members, and employees

No public officer qualified to take acknowledgments or proofs of any instrument in writing in which an association is interested shall be disqualified by reason of the officer's status as a stockholder, member, or employee of the association so interested, and the acknowledgments or proofs previously taken are validated. Acts 1978, ch. 708, § 5.24; T.C.A., § 45-1724. No public officer qualified to take acknowledgments or proofs of any instrument in writing in which an association is interested shall be disqualified by reason of the officer's status as a stockholder, member, or employee of the association so interested, and the acknowledgments or proofs previously taken are validated. Acts 1978, ch. 708, § 5.24; T.C.A., § 45-1724.