On the _______day of ______ in the year_____, before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Acknowledgement taken in New York State.An acknowledgment is one of the most common types of notarial acts, but it often confuses Notaries. Here are 5 steps to performing an acknowledgment. State of New York ). ) SS: County of________). A New York notary acknowledgment is used to confirm the legitimacy of an individual's identity and signature on a document. Download a New York notary acknowledgment form, available in PDF or Word formats.