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The oath or affirmation of any clerk, store-keeper or credible person,

before any judge, justice or court of this state, shall be evidence in

any court of this state to prove the payment of money, or delivery

or sale of goods, &c. by merchants, &c. within this state, to persons

within this state, and to prove the price and an assumption to pay

— 17ST), ch. 46, sec. 5, ........

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Provided such oath or affirmation be made within twelve months from

the date of the articles, &c. and that the party bringing suit there-

for shall, at or before the first imparlance court, make oath or

affirmation, before some judge, &c. of this state, as above directed

—1785, ch. 46, sec. 5, ........

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Nothing in this act shall preclude a defendant from controverting such

proof by any testimony admissible by common law, nor to prevent

a plaintiff from giving such testimony, or pursuing any legal mode

to establish his claim — 1785, ch. 46, sec. 6, ....

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Manner of proving claims against the estates of deceased persons —

1798, ch. 101, sub ch. 9, sec. 8, ......

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The courts may continue causes on its appearing that a witness, who

shall be named, or testimony material, &c. is wanting from some

other of the United States, or from beyond sea — Nov. 1787, ch. 9,

sec. 2, 3, ...........

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Copies from the record of the bonds given by collectors of the county

tax to be evidence — 1794, ch. 53, sec. 2, .....

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The same as to sheriffs' bonds — 1794, ch. 54, sec. 8, ...

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Proof to he made by a creditor on obtaining a warrant of attachment

against persons not being citizens or persons absconding — 1795,

ch. 56, sec. 1, ..........

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Manner in which the oath or affirmation of a creditor in another state

shall be certified— 1785, ch. 46, sec. 3, .....

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Depositions directed to be taken by the judge of the land-office on the

eastern shore to be admitted as evidence on the hearing of a caveat,

on notice to the other party — 1795, ch. 61, sec. 12,

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No slave, manumitted agreeably to the laws of this state since the pas-

sage of the act of April, 1783, ch. 23, or who shall hereafter be

manumitted or made free in virtue of this act, shall be entitled to

give evidence against any white person, or shall be received as

competent evidence to manumit any slave petitioning for freedom

—1796, ch. 67, sec 5, ........

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A copy of the record of a deed or writing of manumission, duly at-

tested under the seal of the office, shall be good evidence to prove

such freedom— 1796, ch. 67, sec. 30, ......

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The receipts of the county clerks for blank marriage licenses shall be

sufficient evidence on suits by the state of the money due for those

not returned as therein directed — 1797, ch. 38, sec. 5, .

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A certificate of the entry of any birth, marriage or burial, in the parish

register, under the hand of the register of the said parish, with the

common seal of the vestry annexed, shall be received in evidence

in all courts of justice in the state — 1798, ch. 24, sec. 22, .

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