Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-03-07
DANIEL s. DONELSON,
Speaker Of he House Of ReYressHtadges.
JNO. g. BURC0.
Speaker Of the Senate.

AN ACT for the distribution Of the Public Acts.
SEC. l. Be Il enacted By tie General Assembly Of h
State Of Tennessee That the time allowed to the Sec
rotary of State under the act Of 1909, to furnish
copies Of the public acts passed at each General
Assembly, to the Public Printer, shall be limited to
Eve days after The passage Of this act.
SIC. ,. Be Il flrtbsr enacted, That the Public
Printer shall not be allowed more than five days
after the same are furnished publish the came in
his newspaper; and the papers employed under the
act Of 1929, shall copy the at Nashville within
five days and at Knoxville and at Jackson, within
ten days, after the same shall be published by the
Public Printer.
SIC. 8. Be 10 further enacted, The the Public Prin.
ter shall within twenty days after the end Of each
session Of the General Assembly and much
sooner may be practicable furnish to the Secreta
ry Of State three hundred and fifty copies Of the
public acts, stitched, trimmed, and in paper covers
SEC. 4. Be IL FURTHER enacted, That the Secretary
Of State shall within twenty days after the end Of
each General Assembly, and as much sooner as may
be practicable direct one copy Of the public acts to
each Judge in this State; copy to each Clerk Of
the Circuit, County, and Criminal Courts and
one copy to each member of the General Assembly
pay the postage the same, and place the same in
the Post Office to be forwarded by mail
SEC .. Be Il further enacted, That the COmptrOll-
er, on the Secretary Of State depositing with him
the receipts Of the Post Master for said copies OF
the public acts shall issue his warrant for the post
age pEONueu Luel nave DeEu l0EhdEueu III ll6 time
prescribed, and failure Of the Secretary Of State to
file his receipts within twenty days, or if when
fled it shall not be in compliance with the law, he
shall under the penalty Of five hundred dollars to
be recovered by any person who Will sue thereof
proceed against the Pulic Printer or Secretary of
State, as the facts may require, by indictment for
failure to perform the duties imposed 5y this act,
and also for penalty, and forfeiture Of the Pub
lie Printer to produce the proper receipt Of the
Secretary of State, or proof that the same were
not delivered in due time shall be entitled to
for the use of the State the sum Of five hundred
dollars; and if the Public Printer has furnished the
copies of the pubic acts required, in proper time,
the Comptroller shall be entitled on production Of
his receipts, to reeover of the Secretary Of State
five hundred dollars for the Of the State, unless
he shall show that the said copies were mailed in
proper time and with the proper directions.
SEC. 6. Be It further enacted, That the present
Public Printers be instructed to comply with the
provisions Of this act, practicable, by printing in
the time prescribed the public acts Of this session.
not including the Code, and the Secretary of State
be directed to distribute the under the PrO7is
tons Of this act.
Passed March 1st 1853.
DANIEL S. DONELSON,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
JOHN c. BURCH
Speaker of the Senate.