Use of affidavit.
Section 348
SEC. 348. Use of affidavit. — An affidavit, which is a written declaration under oath, made without notice to the adverse party, may be used to verify the pleading or paper in a special proceeding to prove the service of a summons, notice, or other paper, in an action or special proceeding to obtain a provisional remedy, examination of witnesses, or stay of proceedings, or upon a motion, and in any other case specially permitted by some other provision of this Code. Evidence of the publication of a document, or notice required by law, or by an order of a court or judge, to be published in a newspaper, may be given by the affidavit of the printer of the newspaper, or his foreman, or principal clerk, annexed to a copy of the document or notice specifying the times when and the paper in which the publication was made. If such affidavit be made in an action or special proceeding pending in a court, it may be filed with the court or the clerk thereof. In such case the original affidavit or a copy thereof, certified by the judge of the court or the clerk having it in custody, is prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.