The new or reconstructed books to which the entries contained in the deteriorated or old books are transferred are hereby declared to be substitute duplicate books or volumes, and the Registrars are hereby authorized to make subsequent entries in them. The old books shall constitute original records and as such shall be kept in the Registries.
History —May 12, 1952, No. 384, p. 760, § 5, eff. July 1, 1952.