diff --git a/src/crosschain_authority.cpp b/src/crosschain_authority.cpp
index ed7457e23..6c8df2219 100644
--- a/src/crosschain_authority.cpp
+++ b/src/crosschain_authority.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,15 @@ bool CheckTxAuthority(const CTransaction &tx, CrosschainAuthority auth)
     return true;
 }
 
+CrosschainAuthority auth_STAKED_chosen(const char *notaries_chosen,int num_notaries){
+    CrosschainAuthority auth;
+    auth.requiredSigs = (num_notaries / 5);
+    auth.size = num_notaries;
+    for (int n=0; n<auth.size; n++)
+        for (size_t i=0; i<33; i++)
+            sscanf(notaries_chosen[n][1]+(i*2), "%2hhx", auth.notaries[n]+i);
+    return auth;
+};
 /*
 const CrosschainAuthority auth_STAKED = [&](){
     CrosschainAuthority auth;