Missouri § 374.050 - Seal of office — effect.
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§ 374.050. Seal of office — effect.
1. The seal now used by said department shall be the seal of the office of the director of the department of commerce and insurance, and the same may be renewed whenever necessary.
2. Every certificate or other paper executed by said director in pursuance of any authority conferred on him by law, and sealed with his seal of office, and all copies of papers in the office of said director, certified by him and authenticated by said seal, shall, in all cases, be evidence equally and in like manner as the originals, and shall have the same force and effect as the originals thereof would, in any suit or proceeding in any court of this state.
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(RSMo 1939 § 5787)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 5677; 1919 § 6088; 1909 § 6882
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