Chap. 318.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3 of an act entitled an act
to regulate the keeping, and making entries in the chancery and common law
order books in the several courts of this State, approved March 24, 1926, as
heretofore amended. [H B 180]

Approved March 29, 1934

1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia, That section
three of an act entitled an act to regulate the keeping, and making en-

tries in the chancery and common law order books in the several courts
of this State, approved March twenty-fourth, nineteen hundred and
twenty-six, as heretofore amended, be amended and re-enacted so as
to read as follows:

Section 3. 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 pro-
ceedings, in both said common law and chancery order books, the fol-
lowing:

“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
|) year of our Commonwealth.
“Present: The honorable. ......0.000.0002.0.2.eeceeeeeeeeee , judge.”

Each day’s proceedings shall be signed at the end of the record there-
of, 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:

“Circuit (or as the case may be) court of the county (or city) of
es tet cttattaamceerstersersemd on (day of week) the (day of month) day of
(month) in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and.............000.0......

PP remette fT ete Re ac cee ce cares nese semen , judge.

No corresponding entry shall be made in the order book unless 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; provided,
however, that during any recess of the court, meaning any day of a
term when the judge of the court is not actually sitting, such judge may
enter orders and decrees to be designated recess orders, or decrees,
which shall be made, authenticated and entered as vacation orders and
decrees are now made, authenticated and entered, and any such order
or decree so entered shall become final at the end of the term, or at
the expiration of fifteen days after the date of entry thereof, whichever
period shall first occur.