{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-54-9-40","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 54-9-40","heading":"Admissibility of articles of ship in evidence.","body":"On the prosecution or trial of any indictment under the provisions of this chapter a copy of the articles of the ship or vessel, authenticated by the affidavit of the captain, sworn to before any notary public or magistrate of this State, shall be admissible in evidence and shall be sufficient to establish the fact that any seaman whose name appears subscribed thereto has signed the agreement contained in such articles until the contrary be made to appear by proof.","path":["Title 54 - PORTS AND MARITIME MATTERS","CHAPTER 9 Offenses Relating to Seamen"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t54c009.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:51:04Z","sha256":"decc5cf24a85fa17871e67342812c4327d58f66a457286bc4592c4480ae389dd","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-54-9-30","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-54-9-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}