Chap. 118.—An ACT to require the auditor of public accounts to turn over
to the State bureau of vital statistics certain marriage, birth and death
records. [S B 64]
Approved March 9, 1918.
1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the
auditor of public accounts shall turn over to the State bureau of vital
statistics all copies of marriage registers and reports of births and
deaths which have been filed with him according to law.
The State registrar of vital statistics shall bind and index all
such future registers and put them into a condition of ready access,
and shall bind and index all such records as may be deposited in his
office from time to time in the future.
2. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act.
there is hereby appropriated out of the funds in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated the sum of four thousand doHars until the
next biennial session of the general assembly; provided, that not
more than two thousand dollars of this appropriation shall be used
im any one year.