CHaP. 238.—An ACT to prevent the hearing of causes in the supreme
court of appeals of Virginia on imperfect records and their decision on
technical points without regard to the merits; and to simplify prace-
dure in that court, in regard to bills of exceptions.

Approved March 138, 1912.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
no case shall be heard or decided in the court of appeals on an
imperfect or incompetent record, but when said court shall be
of opinion that any record or part thereof, testimony-or proceed-
ing has not been properly identified or certified so as to make it
a part of the record in the case, and to bring it properly before
the appellate court, and that justice may be done by directing the
trial court to cure the defects in the record, it shall so order; and
when the defects shall have been so cured it shall proceed with
the hearing on the merits.