State Act

Portuguese Civil Code, 1867

Article 2497 – Authenticity of document prior to XVI century – Documents prior to the XVI century, authenticity of which is contested in the Court, may not be received in evidence as matter of proof, without prior diplomatic examination made in the “Torre de Tombo”, from which it may flow that the document is authentic. § Sole paragraph – Such examination shall be ordered by the Inspector of archives, upon letter of request from the Court when the document was produced.