Chap. 458.—An ACT to regulate the keeping, and making entries in the chancery
and common law order books in the several courts of this State. [H B 393]

Approved March 24, 1926.

1. Beit enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That there
shall be kept in the office of the clerk of every circuit court, corporation
court, court of law and chancery, and court of hustings, having both
equity and common law jurisdiction, two order books, to be known
as the common law order book and the chancery order book, in which
shall be recorded, in the common law order book, all proceedings,
orders and judgments of the court in all matters at common law, and
in the chancery order book, all decrees and decretal orders of such
court in matters of equity, and all matters pertaining to trusts, the
appointment and qualification of trustees, committees, administra-
tors, executors and guardians, except when the same are appointed
by the clerk of such court, in which event the order appointing such
administrators or executors, shall be made by the clerk, and by him
entered in a certain other book, to be known as the clerk’s order book.

2. Adjournments from time to time during term not to be en-
tered.—After this act shall take effect, no adjournments of court shall
be entered or noted in either of said order books, except when the then
term shall be ordered closed by the judge holding same. That in the
absence of such order from the judge of any such court, the term once
opened shall continue until the last secular day next preceding the
next ensuing term of such court.

The closing of the term of such court shall be noted 1 in each of said
order books in the following manner:

“It is ordered that this court do now stand adjourned until the
next term thereof, as fixed by law.”

And such entry shall be made at the end of the entries for the day
when such adjournment is ordered; or, if made by the clerk, then upon
the last secular day next preceding the new term of such court.

3. Caption for record on opening of term, et cetera.—Upon the
sitting of such court upon the opening day of a new term thereof, the
clerk shall enter, as the caption to the day’s proceedings, in both said
common law and chancery order books, the following:

“At a circuit (or corporation, or hustings, or court of law and
chancery, as the case may be) court of the county (or city) of........
at the courthouse of said court, in said county (or city), on (day of the
week) the (day of month) day of (month) in the year of our Lord, one

thousand nine hundred and........ , and in the one hundred and. .
vear of our Commonwealth.
‘Present: The Honorable,................ , Judge.”

Each day's proceedings shall be signed at the end of the record
thereof, without noting any adjournment of such court, except on the
final day of such term of such court. The record shall be signed by
the judge holding court that day.

At the head of each day's proceedings there shall be entered as a
caption thereto:
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“Circuit (or as the case may be) court of the county (or city) of
Lote eee es on (day of week) the (day of month) day of (month) in
the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and.................

Present: The Honorable,................ , Judge.”

No corresponding entry shall be made in the other order book un-
less some item proper thereto shall be entered therein, except, that on
the last day of the then term, either on the order of the court, or by
limitation of law, the final adjournment of the court for that term shall
be noted in both order books, and properly signed by the judge of such
court. All judgments or decrees entered during any term of the court
shall become final at the end of the term or at the expiration of fifteen
days after their rendition, whichever period shall first happen.

4. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed.