State v. Stade
Supreme Court of Vermont
THIS was an indictment for passing a counterfeit bank bill of the Bank of Troy. On trial, to prove that the Bank of Troy was - established by and under the authoritj' of the Legislature of the State of New-York, Baylies, State’s Attorney, offered to read in evidence to the Jury, ah act from a printed volume of the laws of that State, published by the authority of the Legislature, which contained the act, offered to be read, incorporating the Bank of Troy, declared to be a…
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THIS was an indictment for passing a counterfeit bank bill of the Bank of Troy. On trial, to prove that the Bank of Troy was - established by and under the authoritj' of the Legislature of the State of New-York, Baylies, State’s Attorney, offered to read in evidence to the Jury, ah act from a printed volume of the laws of that State, published by the authority of the Legislature, which contained the act, offered to be read, incorporating the Bank of Troy, declared to be a publick act. objected to the evidence offered. He contended that although the printed statutes of any State might be…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
The laws of the other States, printed under authority, have been constantly admitted in the Courts of this State, and such has been the practice of some, at least, of the neighbouring States. If such act be proved, agreeably to the provisions of the act of Congress, the Courts are bound to admit it — -they may admit it, although not so proved. Let the act be read from the printed book. *
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