Sec. 1. The printed statute books of: (1) Indiana; (2) the late Territory of the United States North West of the River Ohio; and (3) the territories of Indiana and Illinois; purporting to be printed under the authority of the state or territory is evidence in all courts and places of the acts contained in the statute books. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-17-1.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.34.