§ 13-25-120 — Corporate resolutions and minutes

(1) A certified copy of a
resolution purportedly adopted by a meeting of the board of directors, or by a
meeting of the stockholders of a corporation, or of the minutes or of a portion of the
minutes of a meeting of the board of directors or stockholders of a corporation,
when the same purports to be certified by an officer of such corporation and
purports to have the seal of such corporation affixed to such certification, shall be
admissible in evidence as prima facie evidence of the adoption of such resolution or
as prima facie evidence of the truth of the statements or recitals contained in such
minutes or portion of such minutes insofar as the same may affect the title to real
estate, and it shall not be necessary to prove any facts as the foundation for the
admission of the same in evidence. If any such certified copy has been filed for
record in the office of the county clerk and recorder of the county where the real
estate affected thereby is situate, the record thereof in the office of said clerk and
recorder, or a certified copy of such record certified by the county clerk and
recorder, shall be admissible in evidence in the same manner as the certified copy
itself.

(2) The word corporation as used in this section shall include both foreign
and domestic corporations. The words board of directors as used in this section
shall include both a board of directors and any other board or body of a corporation
which has powers and duties similar to those exercised by a board of directors. The
word stockholders as used in this section shall include both stockholders and
members of corporations.

(3) The provisions of this section apply to certified copies of resolutions
adopted prior to April 16, 1941, as well as those adopted after such date, and to
certified copies of minutes of meetings or portions of minutes of meetings held
prior to April 16, 1941, as well as those held after such date, and to certified copies
which were certified prior to April 16, 1941, as well as those which were certified
after such date.

Legislative History

Source: L. 41: p. 354, � 1. CSA: C. 63, � 22. CRS 53: � 52-1-21. C.R.S. 1963: � 52-1-21.