Obtaining incorporation in place where document issued
55When a copy of letters patent or a copy of a certificate of incorporation is offered in evidence as provided by sections 53 and 54, it is not necessary to prove whether in the place where such letters patent or certificate of incorporation was issued, incorporation is obtained by letters patent or by certificate of incorporation, and the copy of letters patent, certificate of incorporation or other document as provided for and mentioned in the said section are prima facie evidence that incorporation is obtained, in the place where the same is issued, by letters patent if letters patent are offered in evidence, or by certificate of incorporation if a certificate of incorporation is offered in evidence.