The books and papers of entry belonging to the office shall be kept and carefully preserved by the register.Acts 1871, ch. 58, § 1; 1879, ch. 46, § 2; 1879, ch. 65, § 1; Shan., § 554; mod. Code 1932, § 804; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1315.
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