South Carolina § 19-5-210 Admissibility of certified copies of grants issued by North Carolina.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 19-5-210 — Admissibility of certified copies of grants issued by North Carolina.

South Carolina § 19-5-210

Title 19EVIDENCE

Ch. 5PUBLIC DOCUMENTS, RECORDS, AND BOOKS

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S.C. Code Ann. § 19-5-210 (2026).

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It shall be lawful, in every court of this State, for any party, plaintiff or defendant, to produce in evidence certified copies of grants under the authority of the state of North Carolina; provided, however, that the person or persons so applying to produce an office copy of a grant in evidence swear that the original grant is lost, destroyed or out of his power to produce and that he has not destroyed, mislaid or in any way willingly, previous to that time, put it out of his power to produce the same with an intention to produce an office copy of the same in evidence. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to deprive any person in possession of the original grant of any advantage he would have had or derived from possessing the same in case this section had never been passed.

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It shall be lawful, in every court of this State, for any party, plaintiff or defendant, to produce in evidence certified copies of grants under the authority of the state of North Carolina; provided, however, that the person or persons so applying to produce an office copy of a grant in evidence swear that the original grant is lost, destroyed or out of his power to produce and that he has not destroyed, mislaid or in any way willingly, previous to that time, put it out of his power to produce the same with an intention to produce an office copy of the same in evidence. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to deprive any person in possession of the original grant of any advantage he would have had or derived from possessing the same in case this section had never been passed.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 26-121; 1952 Code SECTION 26-121; 1942 Code SECTION 721; 1932 Code SECTION 721; Civ. P. '22 SECTION 736; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 3999; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 2895; G. S. 2224; R. S. 2360; 1731 (3) 303; 1906 (5) 459; 1942 (42) 1451.