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 T,-me xm.—rHa .mo1c1AaY.—oH. 17. 169 be of the same validity as if the names of the officers signing and counter- 4 July, 1838, <=· signing the same had been fully inserted in such record. [Sn $51469, wu-1 ::3% *Ef·7»'· 5· PP- 3 Mar., 1843, c. 95, ss. 1, 2, v, 5, pp. 627, 628.—Galt v. Galloway, 4Pet., 331. Sec. 892. Written or plrinted copies of any records, books, papers, or Ccpiesof records, drawings belonging to the Patent-Ofiice, and of letters—patent authen— &°·· °f P’·*°m‘ ticated by the seal and certified by the Commissioner or Acting Com- (2@°#———— missioner thereof, shall be evidence in all cases wherein the ori inals 233 July- 187°· °· could be evidence; and any person making application therefor, ang pay- 207: s` 57’ v' 16’ p' ing the fee required by law, shall have certified copies thereof. Jenkins et al., 3 McLean, 432; Parker r. Haworth, 4 McLean, 370; Pettibone v. Derrin- {$1; 4 \Vash, C. C., 215; Leev. Blandy, 2 Fish., 89, (see 1 Bond, 361;) Woodworth v. Hall, ood. & Mm., 260; Emerson v. Hogg, 2 Blatch., 12. Sec. 893. Cccapies of the specifications and drawings of foreign letters- C0P1¤¤0f101'¤l!¤ patent, certifi as provided in the preceding section, shall be prima-facie 1°“°”'P“°“°· evidence of the fact of the granting of such letters-patent, and of the 8 July, 1870, c. date and contents thereof. 230,¤·57,V-16,P-207- Sec. 894. The printed copies of specifications and drawings of patents,_ P¤i1¤*¤1<=0P1¤¤¤f which the Comm1ssione1 of Patents is authorized to print for gratuitous §p°°‘3“"‘°“f mg distribution, and to deposit in the capitols of the States and Territories, cgvmgn ° pu and in the clerk’s offices of the distmct courts, shall, when certified by ———— him and authenticated by the seal of his office, be received in all courts 5 E‘{%"‘*1gg,*R°" as evidence of all matters therein contained. ’’p' ` Sec. 895. Extracts from the Journals of the Senate, or of the House Extractsfromthe of Representatives, and of the Executive Journal of the Senate when the ·l°“"¤*1¤ °f C°¤· injunction of secrecy is removed, certified by the Secretary of the Senate 3 or by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, shall be admitted as 8 Aus-, 1846, <=- evidence in the courts of the United States, and shall have the same force mm '· lv V- 9· P- 80- and effect as the originals would have if produced and authenticated in court. Sec. 896. Copies of all official documents and apers in the office of Copiesofrecords, any consul. vice-consul, or commercial agent of the United States, and 5% g*S°m°°¤ Of of all official entries in the books or records of an such office, certified m'f;m&c mm °°“' under the hand and seal of such officer, shall be adrmitted in evidence in ·—éI,;;lw,? the courts of the United States. [80051707-] v_ ,5, ,,'_’266f’ ‘ * Sec. 897. The transcripts into new books made by the clerks of the Certainbooksand district courts in the several districts of Texas, F orida, Wisconsin, papers in oflipes-of Minnesota, Iowa, and Kansas, in pursuance of the act of June twenty-  glgd ,i’,";“‘* seven, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, chapter one hundred and sixty- Fjoddgwimsnsif; five, from the records and journals transferred by them respectively, Minnesota, Iowa: under the said act, to the clerks of the circuit courts in said districts, und Kansas. when certified by the clerks respectively making the same to be full and 27 June, 18647 c_ true copies from the original books, shall have the same force and effect 165, ss. 2,4, v. 13, p. as records as the originals. And the certificates of the clerks of said 199· circuit courts, respectively, of transcripts of any of the books or papers so transferred to them, shall be received in evi ence with the like effect as if made bv the clerk of the court in which the proceedings were had. Sec. 898. UThe transcripts into new books made by the clerks of the Transcribed reccircuit and district courts for the western district of North Carolina, in 0315 lu the ¢1¤Pk¤’ pursuance of the act of June four, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, gm°;zt°;,"§“,g$t’: cha ter two hundred and eight -two, when certified by the clerks respec- C,,,.,,;,,,,, tively making the same to be fufl and true copies from the original books, -2-J ———f8? shall have the same force and effect as records as the originals. And the 282 ${3* v_ 1.; 3 certificates of the clerks of said circuit and district courts respectively, of gui ’ ’ ` transcripts of any of the said transcribed records, shall also be received in evidence with the like effect as if made by the proper clerk from the ori inals from which such records were transcribe . Sino. 899. When the record of any judgment, decree, or other proceed- When original ing of any court of the United Statcsds lost or destroyed, any party or records are lost or person interested therein may, on application to such court, an . on show- d°¤t'°Y°d· mg to its satisfaction that the same was lost or destroyed without his 3 Mar., 1871, c. fault, obtain from it an order authorizing such defect to be supplied_ by a 21, S- 1, V- 16, P- duly certified copy of the original record, where the same can be obtained; ‘