¶1(nem. con.) having looked into all the eases respecting the admission of depositions taken under the Act of Congress, of which any note had been taken in this Court, rejected the deposition, stating that where the officer taking the deposition has an official seal, and usually certifies his.^acts under that seal, his *629certificate, (not accompanied by his official seal,) that he is such officer is not sufficient; but intimated that the fact, that he is such officer, may be proved by parol testimony, as any other matter in pais.
2 D.C. 628
Paul v. Lowry
Decided December 15, 1825
offered in evidence a deposition, taken under the Act of Congress, before a person who certifies himself to be mayor of Petersburg, but who did not affix his official seal to his certificate, nor was there any other evidence of his being mayor.
Decided 1825-12-15