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1093 2 OF 1889. EVIDENCE CONSOLIDATION ,


of twelve months, and such evidence may be taken into consi
deration for the purpose of proving that such person kuew the
property to be stolen which forms thesubject of the proceedings
taken against him . Where proceedings are taken against
any person for having received goods kpowing them to be stolen ,
or for having in his possession stolen property, and evidence
has been given that the stolen property, has been found in his
possession , then if such person has within five years immediately
preceding been convicted of any offence involving fraud or dis
honesty , evidence of such previous conviction may be given at
any stage of the proceedings, and may be taken into considera
tion for the purpose of proving that ihe person accused knew
the property which was proved to be in his possession to have
been stolen ; provided that reasonable notice in writing shall
have been given of such previous conviction ; and it shall not
he necessary for the purposes of this section to charge in the
information the previous conviction of the person so accused.
PART III .
DOCUMENTS ADMISSIBLE.
Documents of 19. Whenever any book or other document is of such a public
public
(No.3 of 1852 nature as to be admissible in evidence on its mere production
$.8,14 and 15 from the proper custody, and no statute or ordinance in force
in the Colony exists which renders its contents provable by
means of a copy , any copy thereof or extract therefrom shall be
admissible in evidence in the Court provided it bé proved to
be an examined copy or extract, or provided it purport to be
signed and certified as a true copy or extract by the officer to
whose custody the original is entrusted, and which officer is
hereby required to furnish such certified copy or extract to any
person applying at a reasonable time for the same, upon pay
inent of a reasonable sum for the same, not exceeding twenty
five cents for every folio of pinety words.
Official docu
ments .
20. Whenever by any statute or ordinance now or hereafter
[ 8 and 9 to be in force in the Colony any certificate official or public
V.c.113,s.1.) document, or proceeding of any corporation or joint stock or
other company or any certified copy of any document, bye-law ,
entry in any register or other book or of any other proceeding
shall be receivable in evidence of any particular in the Court
or before the Legislative Council of the Colony or any commit
tee thereof the same shall respectively be admitted in evidence
provided they respectively purport to be sealed or impressed
with a stamp or sealed and signed or signed alone as required
or impressed with a stamp and signed as directed by the re
spective statutes or ordinances made or hereafter to be made
without any proof of the seal or stamp where a seal or stamp is