Chap. 590.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3909 of the code of Virginia,
edition of 1887, with reference to clerks keeping registers and descriptive lists of
persons convicted of felony and copy of Hsts, to be evidence of identity, furin of
register and such reference to taking photographs.

Approved March 1], 1898.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section
three thousand nine hundred and nine of the code of Virginia of the
edition of eighteen hundred and eighty-seven be amended and re-enacted
so as to read as follows:

§$3009, Clerks to keep registers of descriptive lists of persons con-
victed of felony, and so forth; form of register; photographs of convict
may be taken; copy of lists and photographs to be evidence of identity,
and so forth.—The clerk of the court of each county and corporation
shall keep a register of full and accurate descriptive lists of every person
convicted in his own or any other court of record of his county or cor-
poration of felony or other infamous offense. Such register shall h
kept written up; well indexed. Each list shall be duly attested by sai
clerk, and the same shall be open to public inspection at all reasonab!
hours.

Whenever directed so to do by the judge of any court in which th
case has been tried the sheriff, sergeant, or chief of police of such count
or corporation shall cause to be taken the photographs of such convict
and the clerk of said court shall file a copy of such photograph with th
records of the case: provided, however that the costs of taking such pho
tograph shall not be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth.

A duly certified and attested copy of such descriptive list and suc!
photograph may be used as prima facie evidences of the facts thereii
stated or shown in any question of identity.

Such register shall be in the following form:

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date thereof.

Present and last known residence.
Court in which convicted.

Apparent or known age.

Offenses.

|| Whether judgment reversed and pardon granted, and

|} Date of conviction and page of record.

| Height, eyes, hair, and marks.

| Name in full and aliases.

+ Color.
'' Oecupation.

2. This act shall be in force from its passage.