CHAP. 283.—An ACT to provide for the indexing of deeds and other rec-
ords in ledgerized general index books.

Approved March 14, 1912.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
the judges of the circuit and corporation courts of this com-
monwealth, either in term time or in vacation, be, and they are
hereby, empowered in their discretion to employ a suitable and
efficient person or persons for the purpose, and have the deed
books, judgment lien docket books, execution books, wills and
inventory books, delinquent land books, commonwealth sale
books, sale books to others than the commonwealth, minute or
order books, and chancery court rule docket books of their re-
spective courts, as well as the minute or order books of the
county courts heretofore existing indexed in ledgerized general
index books in such ledgerized general index system as the said
courts may deem expedient, and in their opinion affording as
good public service as that contained in and afforded by the said
ledgerized general index key system. And for said work the
said courts shall have the power to allow a reasonable compen-
sation to be paid out of the county or city treasury of the county
or city for which said work is done.

2. Said indexing may be in addition to or in lieu of the in-
dexes now required to be kept under section thirty-one hundred
and eighty-four of the Code of nineteen hundred and four, as
said courts may in their discretion determine.

3. The board of supervisors of the county or council of the
city wherein said ledgerized indexing shall be directed by: the
court to be done, shall provide in laying its annual county or city
levy a sufficient sum to pay for said indexing, together with
the costs of the necessary index books and stationery that may
be required therefor.