EXHIBIT 31.1


                           CERTIFICATION

I, J. Gerald Bazewicz, President and Chief Executive Officer,
certify, that:

     1.      I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K for
the period ended December 31, 2003, of First Keystone Corporation.

   2.      Based on my knowledge, the quarterly report does not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of
the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual
report.

   3.      Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and
other financial information included in this quarterly report,
fairly present in all material respects the financial condition,
results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and
for, the periods presented in this annual report.

   4.      The registrant's other certifying officer and I are
responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls
and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14)
for the registrant and we have:

      a)   designed such disclosure controls and procedures to
   ensure that material information relating to the registrant,
   including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us
   by others within those entities, particularly during the
   period in which this annual report is being prepared;

      b)   evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's
   disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90
   days prior to the filing date of this annual report (the
   "Evaluation Date"); and

      c)   presented in this annual report our conclusions about
   the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures
   based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date.

   5.      The registrant's other certifying officer and I have
disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's
auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

      a)   all significant deficiencies in the design or
   operation of the internal controls which could adversely
   affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize
   and report financial data and have identified for the
   registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal
   controls; and

      b)   any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
   management or other employees who have a significant role in
   the registrant's internal controls.




                        /s/ J. Gerald Bazewicz
                        J. Gerald Bazewicz
                        President and Chief Executive Officer



Date:  March 12, 2004


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