law: The Oriental Gas Company Act No. 1857
  22. Copies  of the
  
  original Deed of Association and of all rules, etc., to  be kept  for
  
  inspection  at the  office of  the  Company  in Calcutta and  in the office of
  
  the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies, or the  Keeper of the Records of the
  
  Supreme Court at Fort William.-
  A copy of  the original 
  
  Deed of Association of the said Company, and of  every  other   instrument 
  
  registered  under  the  said  "Joint  Stock Companies' Act,  1856",
  
  as  constituting the  Regulations of  the said Company, and  a copy  of every
  
  special resolution of a General Meeting whereby any  change shall  have been, 
  
  or at any time shall be made in the Regulations  of the  said Company,  shall
  
  be kept at the office of the said  Company  in  Calcutta,  and  shall  there 
  
  be  open  to  the inspection of  all persons  during the  usual hours of
  
  business of the said office;  and a  copy of such original Deed of Association,
  
  and of every other  such instrument,  and  of  every  special  resolution  as aforesaid,
  
  shall  also be  deposited by the said Company as soon as it can be  done after
  
  the passing of this Act, or after the making of any such special  resolution
  
  hereafter  to be  made, in  the office of the Registrar of  Joint Stock 
  
  Companies, or, if there be no such officer, in the  office of  the Keeper  of
  
  the  Records of the Supreme Court of Judicature at  Fort William  1*,  and  
  
  shall  there  be filed; and an examined copy  of any  such filed  copy as
  
  aforesaid, certified by and under the  hand of  the Registrar  of Joint Stock
  
  Companies, or of the Keeper of  the Records  of the  said Supreme  Court, shall
  
  be good and sufficient evidence of each such original Deed, instrument, or
  
  special resolution, in all actions, suits, and proceedings whatsoever, whether
  
  civil or  criminal, to  be had  in any  Court of Justice or before any
  
  Magistrate, or Revenue or other officer, and whether acting judicially or in 
  
  any proceedings  preliminary to  a judicial inquiry, throughout the territories
  
  of the East India Company.