...official Character of the Person appearing to have signed the same, shall be admitted in Kvidcnce 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 such Colonies by Law or by Consent...

...signature authenticating the same, or of the judicial or official character of the person appearing to have signed the same, shall be admitted in evidence to...and for the same purposes in any court of justice in England or Wales, or before any person having in England or Wales bylaw or by consent of parties, authority...

...signature authenticating the same, or of the judicial or official character of the person appearing to have signed the same, shall be admitted in evidence to...and for the same purposes in any court of justice of any of the British colonies, or before any person having in any of such colonies by law or by consent...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...the registry of British vessels 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 the production of the original or by an examined copy thereof, or by a copy thereof purporting...

...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,...

...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 thereto and the person in whose behalf any such suit, action, or other proceeding may be...

...court, judge, justice, officer, commissioner, arbitrator, or other person, now or hereafter having by law or by consent of parties authority to hear, receive, and examine evidence, is hereby empowered to administer an oath to all such witnesses as are legally called before them respectively."...