An ethics manual acknowledgement form for City officers and employees to sign upon receipt of the Board of Ethics manual. A Pennsylvania notary acknowledgment form is used to authenticate the signing of a document.It indicates that all parties' signatures are, in fact, their own. 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. The Applicant must complete and sign this Acknowledgement and Attestation Form. Learn what an acknowledgement receipt is and how to create one for your business (with a template and two examples). Complete the acknowledgment part of this form and return the copy of the completed form to the sender in the enclosed self-addressed stamped envelope. The person acknowledging the record must personally appear before the notary. This record was acknowledged before me on by. Date.