EVIDENCE 1613
An. Code, 1924, sec. 60. 1912, sec. 57. 1904, sec. 57. 1888, sec. 52. 1812, ch. 82.

77. A copy certified under the seal of the commissioner of the land office
of any patent, certificate, or of any entry or record contained in any book
deposited in the land office, or of any proceedings or papers filed therein,
shall be evidence.

As to admissibility in evidence of notes or memoranda of a deceased surveyor en-
dorsed on his certificate of survey, see Snavely v. McPherson, 5 H. & J. 151.

As to the "land office," see art. 54.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 61. 1912, sec. 58. 1904, sec. 58. 1888, sec. 53. 1818, ch. 100.

78. A copy of any original certificate in the land office, together with
the notes or illustrations annexed thereto at the time the same was returned
into the land office, referring to the lines of other tracts of land certified
by the commissioner of the land office, under his hand and the seal of his
office, shall be evidence in any court of law or equity in this State, in the
same manner and have the same effect as if it were the original paper and
proved to be in the handwriting of the surveyor by whom the original survey
was made, and that the said surveyor was dead.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 62. 1912, sec. 59. 1904, sec. 59. 1888, sec. 54. 1798, ch. 108. 1853,

ch. 448.

79. A copy of any of the books, papers, entries or proceedings in the
custody of or in the office of the secretary of state, under his seal of office,
shall be evidence.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 63. 1912, sec. 60. 1904, sec. 60. 1888, sec. 55. 1798, ch. 108.

80. A copy of any of the books, papers, entries and proceedings of the
treasury, attested by the treasurer, shall be evidence.

Under this section, a paper with the name of the treasurer signed to it is evidence
unless the name is proved not to have been signed by him. Prather v. Johnson, 3 H.
& J. 487.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 64. 1912, sec. 61. 1904, sec. 61. 1888, sec. 56. 1798, ch. 108.

81. A copy of any of the books, papers, entries and proceedings belong-
ing to the office of the comptroller, attested by the comptroller, shall be
evidence.

See art. 19, sec. 22.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 65. 1912, sec. 62. 1904, sec. 62. 1888, sec. 57. 1829, ch. 91, sec. 1.

82. Copies of transcripts of manifests or other entries from the books
of inspectors of tobacco, certified under the hand and seal of the inspector
and verified by his affidavit to be true and accurate copies from the original
in his possession and to contain the entire entries or subject-matters in
reference to which such transcripts are required, shall be evidence.

An. Cpde, 1924, sec. 66. 1912, sec. 63. 1904, sec. 63. 1888, sec. 58. 1854, ch. 149, sec. 3.

83. All copies of any books, papers, entries and proceedings in the
custody of the keeper of the records of the court of chancery, certified under
his seal of office, shall be evidence.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 67. 1912, sec. 64. 1904, sec. 64. 1888, sec. 59. 1798, ch. 101
sub-ch. 2, sec. 4. 1817, ch. 119. 1888, ch. 545.

84. Copies of any record in the custody of any of the clerks of the courts
of law or equity, or register of wills, certified by such clerk or register,