Source: United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Date: 1801-07-01
Jurisdiction: United States
Citation: 20 F. Cas. 1188 · 1 Cranch, C. C. 29
Opinion
CRANCH, Circuit Judge, contra. The paper is not in itself evidence that the oath, as prescribed, was taken. For when a magistrate undertakes to certify how he has administered an oath, the jury cannot, without proof, presume any thing not certified. They cannot say that he administered the oath in any other form than he has certified.