Rhode Island General Laws 9-26-21. Copies of execution records as evidence
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A certified copy of the record of execution and return shall be admissible as evidence of the contents of the execution and return; and in the event of the destruction, loss, or obliteration of the return, amendments thereof may be allowed to be made upon a copy of the record certified by the city clerk, town clerk, or recorder of deeds, as the case may be, of the city or town wherein the deed, execution, or return shall have been recorded, with the same effect as if the amendment had been made on the original return.
History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 641; G.L. 1909, ch. 304, § 18; G.L. 1923, ch. 355, § 18; G.L. 1938, ch. 553, § 18; G.L. 1956, § 9-26-21.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 9-26-21
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9