ART. 70.] WITNESSES AND Evidence.

delivered as charged, and that he hath not, nor any person for him
to his knowledge or belief, received any payment or satisfaction for
the articles charged more than credit is duly given for, in and ap-
pearing upon the said account, nor hath he received any security for
the same, and the balance charged and claimed is justly due accord-
ing to the best of his knowledge and belief.

759

43. Any account for money or goods lent or due and chargeable
for goods sold, work done, or other things properly chargeable in
account, not exceeding twenty-six dollars in the course of any whole
year, which shall be sworn by the creditor before a justice of the
peace to be just and true, and that he hath not directly or indirectly
received to his knowledge any part or parcel of the money or goods
charged as due by such account, or any security or satisfaction for
the same, more than credit shall be given for, shall be received as
good evidence, in any court or before any justice of the peace of this
State, unless the debtor or defendant shall make appear by lawful
evidence other than his own oath that such account is false in part
or in wholc.

Id s. 44.
1729, c 20, s 9
1785, c 46, s 6.
Affidavit of
plaintiff

44. Nothing contained in this article shall preclude any debtor
or defendant from controverting any proof offered in pursuance of
the provisions thereof, by any testimony which is legal and admis-
sible by the rules of the common law, or prevent any creditor or
plaintiff from giving any evidence admissible by the rules of the
common law in support of his claim, or pursuing any legal mode
other than herein prescribed to prove and establish his claim or
demand.

Id s 45
1785, c 46, s 6
Defendant may
controvert oath.

PUBLIC STATUTES, AND OFFICE COPIES AND OFFICIAL CERTIFICATES.

45. The private laws and resolutions published by the authority
of this State, may be read in evidence from the printed statute-
book.

Art 37, s 46.
1829, c 219
Proof of private
laws and reso-
lutions
13 Md '193, 32
Mil 471 , 41 Md.
461

46. The public or private statutes of the United States, or of any
State or Territory of the United States, may be read in evidence
from any punted volume purporting to contain the statutes of the
said United States, State, or Territory, and the said printed volume
shall in all cases be received as evidence of said statutes without
any further authentication or proof thereof.

Id s 47
1845, c 89,
1849, c 38
Statutes of
United States or
1 other States or
12 Md 55, 28
Md 288 , 12 Md.
274, 44 Md 563
2 H & G 34,479.

47. The ordinances and resolutions of the major and city council
of Baltimore may be read in evidence from the printed volumes
thereof published by the authority of said corporation, and a copy
of the plot of the city of Baltimore from the record thereof in the
mayor's office, or from the record thereof in the office of the clerk of
the Superior Court for said city, duly certified under seal by the

Id s 48
1832, c 42
Ordinances and
resolutions of
Baltimore city
1 G & J. 249

keeper of such records respectively, shall be Evidence.
48. Copies and extracts from the manuscript or printed volumes
of the proceedings of the several conventions and General Assembly
in this State remaining in the office of the clerk of the Court of Ap-
peals when officially attested by said clerk, shall be Evidence.

Id s 49
1825, c 78,8 2
r Proceedings of
conventions
and general
assemblies
13 Md 393,
41 Md 461.