Section 311. Authentication of acknowledgments and proofs made without the state

1. When a certificate of acknowledgment or proof is made,  either
  within  or  without  the  United  States,  by  a  commissioner  of deeds
  appointed pursuant to the laws of this state to take acknowledgments  or
  proofs  without  this state, the conveyance so acknowledged or proved is
  not entitled to be read in evidence or recorded in this state, except as
  provided in subdivision  five  of  section  one  hundred  eight  of  the
  executive   law,   unless  such  certificate  is  authenticated  by  the
  certificate of the secretary of state of the state of New York.
    2. When a certificate of acknowledgment or proof is made by  a  notary
  public  in  a  foreign  country  other  than  Canada,  the conveyance so
  acknowledged or proved is  not  entitled  to  be  read  in  evidence  or
  recorded  in  this state unless such certificate is authenticated (a) by
  the certificate of the clerk or other certifying officer of a  court  in
  the  district  in which such acknowledgment or proof was made, under the
  seal of such court, or (b) by the certificate of  the  clerk,  register,
  recorder,  or  other  recording  officer  of  the district in which such
  acknowledgment or proof was made, or  (c)  by  the  certificate  of  the
  officer having charge of the official records of the appointment of such
  notary,  or  having  a record of the signature of such notary, or (d) by
  the certificate of a consular officer of the United States  resident  in
  such country.
    3. When a certificate of acknowledgment or proof, made by the mayor or
  other  chief  civil officer of a city or other political subdivision, is
  not under the seal of such city  or  other  political  subdivision,  the
  conveyance  so  acknowledged  or  proved  is  not entitled to be read in
  evidence  or  recorded  in  this  state  unless  such   certificate   is
  authenticated  by  the  certificate  of  the clerk of such city or other
  political subdivision, or by the certificate of a  consular  officer  of
  the  United  States  resident in the country where the acknowledgment or
  proof was made.
    4. When a certificate of acknowledgment or proof is made  pursuant  to
  the provisions of subdivision five of section two hundred ninety-nine or
  of  subdivision seven of section three hundred one of this chapter by an
  officer or person not elsewhere in either of said sections  specifically
  designated   to  take  acknowledgments  or  proofs,  the  conveyance  so
  acknowledged or proved is  not  entitled  to  be  read  in  evidence  or
  recorded  within this state unless such certificate is authenticated (a)
  by the certificate of the secretary of state  of  a  state,  or  of  the
  secretary  of  a  territory,  of  the  United  States,  or  (b)  by  the
  certificate of any officer  designated  in  subdivision  three  of  this
  section  to authenticate certificates of acknowledgment or proof, or (c)
  by the certificate of any officer designated in clauses (a)  or  (b)  of
  subdivision   two  of  this  section  to  authenticate  certificates  of
  acknowledgment or proof, or (d) by the certificate of the officer having
  charge of the official  records  showing  that  the  person  taking  the
  acknowledgment  or proof is such officer as he purports to be, or having
  a record of the signature of such person.
    5.  Except  as  provided  in   this   section,   no   certificate   of
  authentication  shall  be required to entitle a conveyance to be read in
  evidence or recorded in this state when acknowledged  or  proved  before
  any  officer designated in section two hundred ninety-nine or in section
  three hundred one of this chapter to take such acknowledgment or proof.