Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845

A certificate of two justices to be evidence that the capital has been subscribed.

17. A certificate under the hands of two justices, certifying that the whole of the prescribed sum has been subscribed, shall be sufficient evidence thereof; and on the application of the promoters of the undertaking, and the production of such evidence as such justices think proper and sufficient, such justices shall grant such certificate accordingly.