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EVIDENCE 541
by a competent public officer, under the laws of Quebec or of
Canada, with the formalities required by law.
15 The following documents, in particular, are authentic
provided they fulfil the requirements of the preceding article:
1. official documents issued by the government of Canada
or of Quebec, such as letters patent, orders in council,
commissions and proclamations;
2. records and official documents of the Parliament of
Canada and of the Legislature of Quebec;
3. records of the courts of justice which have jurisdiction in
Quebec;
4. records of municipal, school and parish corporations in
Quebec;
5. records of a public nature which the law requires be kept
by public officers;
6. notarial instruments;
7. official copies of and extracts from the foregoing
documents.
16 A writing which appears to comply with Article 14 is
presumed authentic.
17 In an authentic writing, the assertion of a fact which it
was the public officer's duty to note makes proof against all
persons.
18 An act of civil status makes proof against all persons of
the facts it mentions.
19 A notarial instrument makes proof against all persons of
the juridical act which it sets forth and of the declarations of
the parties directly related to the act.
20 An authentic copy of a document makes proof against
all persons that it complies with the original, which it replaces.