...shall be admissible in evidence in any court of justice, or before any person now or hereafter having by law or by consent of parties authority to hear, receive, and examine evidence, provided it be proved to be an. eximined copy or extract, or provided it purport to be signed and certified...

...arising in any suit, action or other proceeding in any court of justice, or before any person having by law or by consent of parties authority to hear, receive and examine evidence, the parties thercto and v the persons in whose behalf any such suit, action or other proceeding may...

...or deposited in any such Court, may be proved in any Court of Justice, or before any person having by law or by consent of parties authority to hear, receive, and examine evidence, either by examined copies or by copies authenticated as hereinafter mentioned, that is to say, if the...

...signed the same, shall be admitted in evidence to the same extent and for the same purposes in any court of justice of any of the British colonies, or before any person having in any of sucli colonies by law or by consent of parties authority to hear, receive, and examine evidence, without...

...or criminal, in any court or before any judge, jury, sheriff, coroner, magistrate, or person having by law, or by consent of parties, authority to hear, receive, and examine evidence ; but that every person so offered may and shall be admitted to give evidence on oath or solemn affirmation...

...or deposited in any such Court, may be proved in any Court of justice, or before any person having by law or by consent of parties authority to hear, receive, and examine evidence, either by examined copies or by copies authenticated as hereinafter mentioned ; that is to •ay, if...

...criminal, in any Court, or before any judge, jury, sheriff, coroner, magistrate, officer or person having, by law or by consent of parties, authority to hear, receive and examine evidence ; but that every person so offered may and shall be admitted to give evidence on oath, or solemn affirmation,...

...apply and extend to all courts of judicature, as well criminal as all others, and to all persons having by law, or by consent of parties, authority to hear, receive, and examine evidence." Of the abstract justice of this provision, it is unnecessary to give any proof ; but, as an instance...

...or deposited in any such Court, may be proved in any Court of justice, or before any person having by law or by consent of parties authority to hear, receive, and examine evidence, either by examined copies or by copies authenticated as hereinafter mentioned ; that is to say, if...

...purposes in any court of justice in England or Wales, or before any person having in England or Wales by law or by consent of parties authority to hear, receive, and exam1ne evidence, without proof of the seal or stamp or signature authenticating the same, or of the...