EXHIBIT 31.1



                            CERTIFICATION


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

     1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10Q for the
period ended September 30, 2004, 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 quarterly 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 quarterly 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 quarterly 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 quarterly report (the
    "Evaluation Date"); and

       c)   presented in this quarterly 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


November 9, 2004


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