The state secretary shall have the custody of the great seal of the commonwealth; and copies of records and papers in his department, certified by him and authenticated by said seal, shall be evidence like the originals.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 9, § 11
Great seal; custody; certified copies of records as evidence
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