delivered the opinion of the court.

After the defendant-appellants had filed their brief on appeal in this Supreme Court they moved that the clerk of the lower court be ordered to send up certain account books which the plaintiff had introduced in evidence at the trial, to be made a part of the record in this appeal. The adverse party is not absolutely opposed to that motion, but suggests that the books should not be sent up until a few days before the hearing on the appeal because the accounting department of his firm would suffer thereby.

On June 25, 1910, the Supreme Court added to Rule 40 of its Rules the following provision:

“40b. — Whenever in the discretion of the trial court it shall be necessary for the correct undestanding and decision of any cause, or question therein, that any original map, paper, or exhibit of any kind, incapable of being represented by copy, photograph or otherwise, shall be produced for inspection or examination by 'this Court, a description thereof. shall be made in the statement of facts or bill of exceptions, so as to properly identify the same, stating that said map, paper or exhibit is made a part of said statement or bill, and the secretary of the court below, after authenticating the said original map, paper or exhibit, under his signature and the seal of the court, shall transmit the same to the secretary of this court, stating that it has been made a part of the record of such cause. ’ ’

Iu 'Act No. 81 of 1919, after determining the manner in Avbicb a statement of the case or bill of exceptions shall be prepared, it was provided as follows:

“When it should become necessary for an accurate intelligence and resolution of the matter, that a map, original document or ex-*749bibit of any sort, which cannot be reproduced by copy, photograph or otherwise, be submitted to the examination and inspection of the Supreme Court, a description thereof shall be. made, and the secretary of the court a quo after authenticating said map, original document or exhibit under his hand and the seal of the court, shall send same to the secretary of the Supreme Court stating that they form part, of the record in the case.”

As may be seen, both under our. Rules and under the statute, in order that the clerk may be under the obligation of sending up to the Supreme Court any map, original document or exhibit of any sort, it is necessary that a description thereof shall be given in the statement of the case or bill of exceptions, and inasmuch as in the statement of the case filed in this appeal there is no description by which to identify the books referred to in the motion of the appellants, we can not order them to be brought up to this Supreme Court; theref&re, the motion must be overruled.

This ruling does not preclude a motion for the return of the statement of the case to the lower court for amendment in accordance with the law so that the books may be made an exhibit thereafter.

Motion overruled without prejudice.