The state treasurer shall deliver an attested copy of the official bond of any sheriff to any person applying and paying therefor, which shall be received as competent evidence in a case relating to the bond; but if the execution of the bond is disputed, the court may require the said treasurer to produce the original in court.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 37, § 9
Copies of sheriff's bonds; source; use as evidence
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