Signed

in blank. A certificate of stock or a registered bond signed on the back and witne ed, but with the space for the name of the new owner left blank. The correct term is a igned in blank; see A igned in blank.: 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 fingers are pre ed 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 witne es. 483