Land records indexes. Examination of land records. Attestation of records and photocopies. Town records. Certification as to examination of records and indexes. General index of land records. Penalties.

This is to certify that all of the copies of instruments in volume ...., pages .... through ...., of the land records of the town of ...., covering the period from .... through ...., are true copies of the original instruments received for record. .... (Seal) Town Clerk. Selectmen or such administrative head shall annually ascertain the condition of all records of their respective towns and cause any such records to be carefully repaired, arranged in order of pages and rebound, whenever such repairs and rebinding are necessary for the preservation of such records. Such selectmen or administrative head shall, on or before December thirtieth of each year, submit to the Public Records Administrator a certificate that the examinations of indexes and inspection of records required by this section have been completed, together with a summary statement of the results of such examination and inspection. In all towns in which there is no general index of the land records, the selectmen or administrative head shall cause a general index to be made and appoint some competent person to make the same under the supervision of the Public Records Administrator, and the expense thereof shall be paid by the town. The selectmen or administrative head of any town who fails to comply with any provision of this section shall be fined not less than five nor more than twenty-five dollars. See Secs. 7-24 to 7-26, inclusive, re records and indexes of instruments. See Sec. 11-8(b) re appointment of Public Records Administrator.