[Approved by the General Assembly 1937 by S.A. 460]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in
General Assembly convened:
Sec. 18. No deed or other instrument purporting to convey an
interest in land or tax lien, a certificate to continue which has,
prior to the passage of this act, been recorded in the land records
of the town of Windsor Locks, shall be deemed to be invalid because
the town clerk failed to attest by his signature the time when such
instrument or tax lien was received for record, or otherwise failed
to attest the recordation of such deed, other instrument or tax lien.
Any instrument purporting to be a release of any mortgage, lien or
tax lien which has been recorded on the land records of said town
prior to the passage of this act and otherwise valid except that the
time when such instrument was received for record and the recordation
of such instrument has not been attested and signed by the town clerk,
is validated. The town clerk of said town is authorized to attest
the release of any mortgage or lien recorded on the land records of
said town by making a memorandum on the page where such mortgage or
lien is recorded in accordance with section 326 of the general statutes,
in cases in which proper releases have been recorded prior to the
passage of this act. It shall be presumed that all instruments recorded
on the land records of said town prior to the passage of this act,
of which the recordation has not been attested, were received for
record at the time and on the day and year noted thereon. The town
clerk of said town shall file a copy of this section on the land records
of said town, and make reference to this section in all cases when
attestations shall be made on recorded deeds pursuant to the provisions
hereof.
