Admissibility--Certified copies and transcripts of records--Prima facie evidence

The following documents, if certified by the municipal finance officer under the corporate seal, are admissible in evidence the same as the originals: (1) Copies of all papers filed in the office of the municipal finance officer; and (2) Transcripts of all records of the governing body. These documents are prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein. Source: SL 1890, ch 37 , art VII, § 1; SL 1890, ch 37 , art XVI, § 14; RPolC 1903, §§ 1244, 1302; SL 1913, ch 119 , § 65; RC 1919, §§ 6285, 6355; SDC 1939, § 45.0113; SL 2026, ch 33 , § 32. 9-18-4. Repealed by SL 1970, ch 43 , § 1.