(a) Whenever the book containing the record of any deed, will, execution, or other paper, the record of which is provided for by law, is destroyed or lost, or when the record of such paper shall have been incorrectly made or destroyed, the person whose duty it is to record the paper shall, upon receiving the fees provided for such cases, record the paper together with the certificate or certificates of former record thereof.

(b) In case of the loss or inaccessibility of such original paper, such records, or certified copies thereof, shall be admitted as evidence in all cases where the original record, if had, would be admissible.