5Certified copy of law, rule, &c., to be evidence

5 Certified copy of law, rule, &c., to be evidence

A copy of any law, rule, regulation, act, or resolution of the Governing Authority purporting to be certified by the Moderator or Clerk of the Governing Authority to be a true copy of such law, rule, regulation, act, or resolution, shall be received in all courts and in all legal proceedings whatever as prima facie evidence of such law, rule, regulation, act, or resolution, and of the same having been duly made; and the Clerk of the Governing Authority is hereby empowered and required to supply upon demand and the payment of a fee of five shillings a certified copy of any such law, rule, regulation, or resolution to every person who shall apply to him for it.