55-109.1 - Certifications of recordation upon counterparts of certain instruments and subsequent recordation in other cities and counties.

§ 55-109.1. Certifications of recordation upon counterparts of certaininstruments and subsequent recordation in other cities and counties.

Whenever a mortgage or deed of trust instrument upon real or personalproperty located in more than one city or county is presented to and acceptedfor initial recordation in one such city or county, the party by whom it isso presented may deliver to the clerk of such court any number of executedand acknowledged counterparts of such instrument. The clerk shall thereuponfix to each such counterpart his usual certificate of recordation, certifyingthereby the payment of the recordation tax levied by the Commonwealth, andshall return to the party presenting the same all such counterparts exceptone which shall be retained by the clerk for spreading upon the records ofhis office. Such certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the payment ofthe recordation tax indicated thereby, and the clerk in any other recordingoffice in any other city or county shall accept for recordation in his officeany such counterpart so certified.

(1962, c. 301.)