The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-24

the SAM l-eal force and effect rs If thew
were tie 60 pies of the said original reeo rds
and IN ali cases where deeds, deeds of tfus
mortgages or other written instruments,
which had been recorded in any Of the Offices
of said county, and the record OF the same, as
well as the original, were burned, lost de-
streyed, on or prior to said date, then q sworn
copy of the same may be admitted to record,
an |, when so admitted, shall have the force
and effect of the original, being considered
Prtm0 focte correct. but not conclusively so.
SIC. D. BE it further enacted Thatin all cases
when original deeds, deeds OF trust, mort
cages, or other written instruments which
were recorded or filed for record in said coun-
", In the proper office, on or prior TO the said
date, ii shall Be lawful for the grantee or other
person interested IN the preservation of such
instruments, to make an affidavit of the execu-
ton and delivery Of the same which affidavit
shall state the date near as possible of its
execution, by and to whom made, for what
consideration, for what purpose, and shall par
ticuarly describe the real and personal prop
erty conveyed by such instrument. Said affi-
davit shall be substantially in the following
form, to-wit:
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
County, this day, personally came -, who
being duly sworn, says that on the - day
Of, A. D., -, did make to for the fol-
lowing consideration -, and for the follow
ing purposes -, the. following proper
ty, to-wit: ---, and that - did on
the - day of =, A. D., before - =
of the county, of - in - State. ac-
knowledge the above described Conveyance
or instrument,) and that said conveyance or
instrument) was delivered to -, Clerk of the
- Court, to be by him recorded, and that
the original Conveyance or ms lrument) above
described was burned lost or destroyed, on or
prior to the 10Th day OF September A. d., 1876
Which afiavit may be admitted to record in
the proper office of said franklin county, and
copies of the same certified as provided by law
shall be considered primd tacie evidence of the
contents of the original, and shall have prinla
tdcie the legal force and effect of the orr ginal
and shall be evidence in all the courts of law
or equity in this State, subject to the proof of
the falsity of such affidavit.
SEC. g. Be 1t further enacted, That the general
index of deeds now on file Ia the chancery
clerk s office of said county, compiled by vir-
tue of an Act entitled "An Act to provide for
indexing the record of deeds in Franklin
county" approved, January I'D 1875, or GER
titled copies of any part thereof shall be adj
forth in said general index, including date OF
deed or other instruments, names of parties
and description of property in all
cases where the original record of such deeds |
or other instruments have been burned de-
stroyed or lost.
SEC. Z. Be it. further enacted That all deeds
to lands sold for taxes due the State and coun-
ty, where the time for the redemption of the
same had expired prior to the said 18th day of
September, 1876, shall be deemed and held
prtzad fdcae correct, and valid and sufficient TO
pass the title thereto, but not conclusive.
SEC. 8. Be ii further enacted, That this Act
take effect and be in force from and after its |
APPROVED January Is, 1877.