Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 18 Part 1.djvu/240

 168 Trrnn xm.——THE J U DICIARY.—Ch. 17. Pet-, 292; Cox v. as the case ma be, to be true copies of the originals on file, and authen- 3  Itf°··e;72g ticated under the seal of the Department, may ie annexed to such tran- Pet_"3§},; gn,.,,,;,,, scripts,vand shall have equal validity, and be entitled t0_the same degree u. U. S., 15 Pet., of credit which would be due to the original papens if produced and 336;U.S.e·.Irving, authenticated in court: Provided, That where suit is brought upon a 1I“{,°“e·2i56)i,E)‘;Yt bond or other sealed instrument. and the defendant pleads "non est ¥Q,9.`B,,Qce ,._ us: factum,” or makes his motion to the court, verifying suc plea or motion 17 how., 437; U. by his oath, the court may take the_same int0_cons1deration, and, if it S. v. Edwards, I appears to be necessary for the attainment of justlce, may require the M°L?“•467iU· S· production of the original bond. contract, or other paper specified in such u. Hilliard etal., 3 md. V McLean, :a24;U.s. ¤ Wit- 11. Lent, 1 Paine, 417; U.·S. 1:. Martin, 2 Paine, 68; U. S. v. Van Zandt, 2 Cr. C. C., 328; U. S. v. Griffith, 2_Cr. C. C., 336; U. S. v. Lee, 2 Cr. C. C., 462; U. S. v. Harrill, 1 McAll., $$3,1 r. Mattison, Gilp., 44; U. S. v. Corwin, 1 Bond, 149; U. S. v. Gaussen, 19 a .,. Tr¤¤¤¤rip¤¤f¤>¤1 Sec. 887. Upon the trial of any indictment against any person for b°°l?”‘?f *i‘°T'°”` embezzling pu lic moneys, it shall be sufficient evidence, for thepur uryin indictments f h. b I. t h to Od t. t fP°“ fe,. embezzlement 0 s owing a a ance agains suc 'Iperson, pr uce a ranscrip rom of public moneys. the books and proceedings of the reasury Department, as provided by the preceding section. 90, s. 16, v. 9, p. 63. 2 Mar., 1797, c. 20, s. 1, v. 1, p. 512.-U. S. r. Gaussen, 19 Wall., 198. _ Copiesofrewms Sec. 888. A copy of any return of a contract returned and filed in the m '°*“’”‘°m°°· returns-office of the Department of the Interior, as provided by law, when 2 June, 1862, c. certified by the clerk of the said office to be full and complete, and when 93,¤·4.v·12.P·4i2· authenticated by the seal pif the Deqartimentg shall be evidence in aply prosecu ion a inst any 0 cer or a se y an corru t y swearing to the affidavit requgbd by law to be made by such officerih making his return of any contract, as required by law, to said returns-office. [$**58144.] Copies of Post- Sec. 889. Copies of the quarterly returns of fpostmasters and of any Omcé  md papers pertaining to the accounts in the office 0 the Sixth Auditor, and @4 rtn t ·t'fi db th Si thA d`to d ·th l fh`. di Ng July mi. ». Stn iS.";d“J.i€l'L3°§.1.€id..¥... 5. iff. .,...‘I·,§ O? Ef. ‘i}..i£.i°é`e‘i...,`?.° .531 ,f;&e$_v‘?e&82· suits and criminal prosecutions; and in any civil suit., in ease of delin- 87, s_11’vj13’p_L78; quency of any postmaster or contractor, al statement of the account, cer- 27 July, 1868, c. tified as aforesaid, shall be admitted in evidence, and the court shall be 246, s. 18, v. 15, p. authorized thereupon to give judgment and award execution, subject to 19g·M"_’ ,825, c' the provisions of aw as to proceedings in such civil suits. 64, s. 38, v. 4, p. 113.-U. S. 1-. Hodge, 13 How., 478; Lawrence r. U. S., 2 McLean, 581. Copies of state- Sec. 890. In all suits for the recovery of balances due from postmas- ';‘;'j,*§eQfod,§‘:;“D‘g€ ters, a copy, duly certified under the seal of the Sixth Auditor, of the p,,,,me,,t_ statement of any postmaster, special agent, or other person, emplloyled —-29  tilgel Eqzlppistter-Gelngrel or thei Amgitortfor plat purposfg, tha; ‘e as 246, e_ 1 ’v_ 15, P_ _ suc e incmen pos mas era e pos -0 cew eie the 19; indebtedness accrued, or at is last usual place of abode; thata sufIi— cient time has elapsed for said letter to have reached its destination in the ordinary course of the mail; and that payment of such balance has not been_ received, within the time designated in his instructions, shall be received as sufficient evidence in the courts of the United States, or ottgierleoprtsl, them! a demand; hqs bqen made upon the dejjenquent postmas r· u w en e accoun o a ate postmaster as en once adjusted and settled, and a demand has been made for the balance appearing to be due, and afterward allowances are made or credits entered, it ehalldnpp pe (pecessary to make a further demand for the new balance oun e ue. Copiesofrecords, Sec. 891. Copies of any records books, or papers in the General Land- €;_;d_8{Hcg°¤°”l Office, authenticated by the seal and certified by the Commissioner __.? thereof, or, when his office is vacant, by the principal clerk, shall be 6825»:P¤lé18i$i?- eyidence equally with the origénals thereof. nd literal exemplifica—
 * fe’;fd;j°;ciO”;f\E' transcripts ftpom the money-order account-books of the Post-Oflice De-
 * “· ¤"· »P· · tions of any suc records shall -held, when so introduced in evidence, to