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Dec. Ses. 1817
Decrees &c. in
chan'y court,
unrecorded,
may be certi-
fied, &c.
Judgments &c
in county c'ts.
unrecorded,
may be certifi-
ed, &c.
Person apply-
ing for official
copy of such
record to pay
for the same.
Officers, &c.
whose papers
remain unre-
corded to pro-
ceed to record
the same.
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of the said provincial and general courts, the entries on the dock-
ets, and the original papers and documents filed in such causes
shall be sufficient vouchers to the said clerks for entering the style
of the court by which, and the term and year in which, such judg-
ment or final proceeding was rendered or made, and for making a
due and proper record thereof.
2. And be it enacted, That in all cases of decrees and final pro-
ceedings rendered and made in the court of chancery of this state,
which according to law ought to have been recorded, but neverthe-
less remain unrecorded by the registers whose duty it was to re-
cord the same, it shall and may be lawful for the register of the said
court of chancery, for the time being, and he is hereby authorised
and required, on the application of any person or persons being in-
terested in any such decree or final proceeding, and having occasi-
on to use the same, to grant and certify an exemplification or offici-
al copy of a record thereof, in like manner as if such decree or
final proceeding had been duly recorded and signed by the register
whose duty it was to enrol the same; and the minutes of the court,
the entries on the dockets, and the original papers and documents
filed in such case, shall be sufficient vouchers to the said register
for entering the style of the court by which, and the term and year
in which, such decree or final proceeding was rendered or made,
and for making a due and proper record thereof,
3. And be it enacted, That in all cases of judgments, decrees, and
other final proceedings, duly had, rendered and made in the seve-
ral county courts, as formerly or now established within this state,
which according to the laws of the land heretofore used and ap-
proved, ought to have been recorded, but nevertheless remain un-
recorded by the respective clerks whose duty it was to record the
same, it shall and may be lawful for the several clerks of the coun-
ty courts, for the time being, and they are hereby authorised and
required, on the application of any person or persons being inte-
rested in any such judgment, decree or final proceeding, and hav-
ing occasion to use the same, to grant and certify an exemplificati-
on or official copy of a record thereof, in like manner as if such
judgment, decree or final proceeding, had been duly recorded and
signed by the clerk whose duty it was to enrol the same; and the
minutes of the court, the entries on the dockets, and the original
papers and documents filed in every such cause, shall be sufficient
vouchers to the said respective clerks for entering the style of the
court by which, and the term and year in which such judgment, de-
cree, or final proceeding, was had, rendered or made, and for mak-
ing a due and proper record thereof.
4. And be it enacted, That the person or persons applying for
the exemplification or official copy of any such record, shall be
chargeable for the same to such clerk or register who shall grant
the same, for the like fees and in like manner for other copies ta-
ken from his office.
5. And be it enacted, That the executors or administrators of the
officers now deceased, who in their life-time were the respective
clerks of the general courts for the western and eastern shores, or
the securities of such deceased officers, whose papers and judicial
proceedings remain unrecorded, and each and every officer now
living, who lately was the clerk or register of any court of justice
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