A. W. BRADFORD, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

attorney on the record according to such rules as
the Commissioner fray prescribe, and from any
judgment or order passed, by said Commissioner
under the authority confefred by this act, either
party may appeal to the Circuit Judge for the
county, within thirtv days after the passage of
such order or judgment and in all cases of appeal
it shall be the duty of the said Commissioner to
certify to said Judge the record of all proceedings
and evidence had before him in the matter, and
appeal may be considered and determined be said
Judge in or out of court at his election, and accord-
ing to such rule or practice as he may prescribe.

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Sec. 12. And be it enacted, That the judicial
records which may have been wholly or partially
destroyed by fire, shall be enquired into, and
restored by the said Commissioner upon proper
evidence in the same mariner as prescribed in rela-
tion to the restoration of other records and papers,
and the finding and re-establishing of such record
or papers shall be certified by the said Commis-
sioner who shall refile or re-record the same as
the case may be.

Judicial re-
cords.

Sec. 13. And be it enacted, That the whenever
any records or dockets which have been injured
by fire shall have been already made up and
restored by the Clerk of the said Circuit Court, it
shall be the duty of the Commissioner to examine
said records or, dockets and if the same shall be
approved by him, to certify such fact by endorse-
ment on the said records or dockets under his
hand and seal, and such record or dockets shall

Commissioner
to examine re-
cord.

be valid and effective as if the same had not been
destroyed or injured by fire; provided, said docket
or dockets shall have been certified to and approved
by the Judge of the Circuit Court as provided by
the tenth section of this act.

Proviso.

Sec. 14. And be it enacted, That at the close of
this commission, all the partially burnt papers,
records and pockets, which may have been renewed
by the substitution of other papers, records or
dockets by the said Commissioner shall be proper-
ly endorsed and filed away by the Clerk of the said
Circuit Court in his office, and preserved as other
records and papers are now preserved in said office

Renewed pa-
pers to be en-
dorsed and
filed.