On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 12:42 PM, Pieren <pier...@gmail.com> wrote: > I suggested some time ago to use a new general key for such things > (when it's not really an amenity, a shop or a leisure like for > lawyers, architects, designers, etc) : office=notary
Ah, Pieren touches on an issue which is unspoken in this issue... What does a Notary Public mean? In the US, a Notary Public is someone who simply stamps documents. It's not hard to become one, they're licensed out and there's a nominal annual fee, and usually places which offer notary services charge somewhere between $1 and $5 for the service. I believe Pieren is French, and in France, a Notary is something more akin to a lawyer- they're a person one hires to write up contracts and other legal work. They're not attorneys but they have legal training and officially they're part of the Judiciary. Their services are required when you make legally binding documents (contracts, some tax forms, house sales, etc.). Yet the same English word "notary". This should be clarified before adding it to the map. - Serge _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
