The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-09-25

TRE LEGAL ADYERTISING..

WNTHEREAS, TIE LEGISLATURE OF
wv Tennessee has enacted the %follwing
law M
ASAcT 70 regulate the P~abliestioA Of legal
notices.
sEcTIoS i. Beit enacted 81 the General
Assembly of tho State Of Tennessee, ThdG it
shall be the duty Of The Governor, upon the
passage Of this act, % designate such news
papers in each and every Congressional Dis
triet in the Stale, as bis Judgment the pub
lie interest may acquire, in which all legal
advertisements required BY law 70 be made
ia o newspaper shall be published, Tor every
county in such Congressional District, as re-
quircd by lew-orders Of publications, at
taehment aud nonresident notices, sales Of
land by DEGREES, exemption, mortgages, aud
for taxes, by SheriGs, Clerks aud Ril other
officers, together with all other advertise
ments required by law to be made and pub
lished In a newspaper Of whatever nature,
which newspaper shall be printed and pub
lished In the Congressional District IN and
for which they shall be so designated Pro-
yided, That no such paper so designated shall
become An official newspaper for the pnblica-
ton Of the legal advertising Of any County
or District for which it may be so designated,
unless such appointment shall be confirmed
by the Senate and provided, further, that
not more than one newspapers be 50 designa-
ted in any enc county Provided, That ia
any district where a German paper is pub.
lished, and when the number Of population
may justify it, such German papers may be
designated additionally. Vi
SBc. 2. Be 1t further enacted, That all
newspapers so designated shall be the official
newspapers for the County and forethe Cou-
gressiond District in and for which such
newspapers may be SO designated, and in
which al the legal advertising ofsnch Coun-
ty and District shall be made, as required by
law and it shall be the duty Of the editor
or publisher of such newspaper, upon the
payment of the printers fee, 20 file in the
Clerks Office o fthe court having Jurisdiction,
his affidavit, with a printed copy Of such adj
vertisement appended, together with his re-
ceipt for the payment Ofthe printers fee, paid
by the party at whose instance or TOR whose
benefit such advertisement shall have been
made, to be collected as other costs, which
affidavit shall give the date Of the paper in
which the advertisement appeared, and be
Sled and recorded by the Clerk as the legal
evidence of the publication Of the sam to be
read, or a certified copy thereof, in all courts
Of law and equity and any such publication
made contrary to the provisions of this act In
districts where newspapers are 80 designated,
shall be null and of no effect.
SRo. 3. Be it further enacted, That The
compensation to the publishers of the news
papers in this act be the same as now provi.
ded by law for similar service and all laws
aud parts of laws in conflict with this act ID
and the same are hereby repealed.
SIC. 4. Be it further enacted, That in case
there is no paper designated in a County,
then and in that case the legal notices shall
he published in the most convenient aud
widely circulated paper by and IN said coan-
" designated by the Governor for the publ,
cation Of legal notices.
SBc. s. Be it further enacted, That thi,
act shall take effect thirty days after its pas
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