Chap. 380.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2505 of the Code of Virginia,
as amended and reenacted by an act approved March 3, 1890, and by an act
approved March 25, 1902, in relation to the indexing of ‘deeds and other writ-
ings admitted to record by the clerks of the courts of the Commonwealth.

Approved December 10, 1903.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section
twenty-five hundred and five of the Code of Virginia, as amended and
re-enacted by an act approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety,
and by an act approved March twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred and two,
be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

§ 2505. Every writing so admitted to record shall, with all certi-
ficates, plats, schedules, and other papers thereto annexed, or thereon en-
dorsed, be recorded by or under the direction of the clerk, in a well-
bound book, to be carefully preserved. More than one book may be
used cotemporane ously for the recordation of such writings under the
direction of the clerk whenever it may be necessary to use more than
one book in order to the proper conduct of the business in his office. And
there shall be an index to each of said books as well in the name of the
grantee as of the granter. And where conveyed by a trustee, commis-
sioner or person other than the owner, shall be indexed in the name of
the last preceding owner, as well as in the names of the persons convey-
ing. And the clerk, on receipt of such writing for recordation, shal!
forthwith index the same in a separate book, to be known as “daily in-
dex of receipt of deeds for recordation.” After being so recorded such
writing may be delivered to the party entitled to claim under the same.
Tf any clerk fail to comply with the provisions of this section he shali
for every such failure forfeit the sum of twenty dollars.

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