The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-07-17
THE LEGAL ADVERIISlNG

"HEREAS, TIE LEGISLATURE or
w Tennessee has enacted No tanalae
AN ACT to regulate The paSlisa,ion q legal
notices.
SECTION l, Be It enacted BY the General
Assembly OF the State o. Tennessee. Thar 4,
shall be the duty Of the Governor upbn Ia
passage Of this act, to designate Ouch psyyh.
in each. and every Conqrsssional Dis-
!rie' 10 che State, as hi9 Judgment the pub
nc interest prsy require, in which al legal
advertisements required BY law to be made
In a newspaper shall be published, for every
county in such Congressional District, as re-
CURED by law-Orders Of publications, Nt-
taehment and nonresident notices, sales of
land by DEGREES, exemption, MORTGAGES, and
for taxes, by Sherifs, Clerks and all other
officers, together with all other advertise
ments required by law to be made and pub.
lshed In a newspaper Of whatever nature.
which newspaper shall be printed ana pub
lished in the Congressional District an aud
fog which they shall be so designated. Pro
yidef, That nosuch paper 90 designated shal.
become an official newspaper for the publica-
OF the legal advertising Of any County
&District for which il may be 40 designated.
unless such appointment shall be confirmed
by the Senate and provided, further, thai
not more than one newspapers be so d~esigua-
ted in any one county Provided, That in
any district where a German paper is NIB.
hshed' and when the number Of population
may justify 1t, such German papers may be
designated additionally.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That all
newspapers so designated shall be the official
newspapers for the County and for the Con-
gressional District in aud tor which such
newspapers may be SO designated, and in
which all the legal advertising ofsurh Conn
ty and District shall be made, as required bv
law and il shan be the duty Of the editor
OF publisher of such newspaper, upon the
payment Of the printers fee, to file in the
Clerks office of the court having Jurisdiction,
bis affidavit, with q printed COPY OF such, ad-
vertisement appended, together With his re-
ceipt for the payment Of the printers fee. paid
by the party at whose instance or for whose
benefit such advertisement shall have been
made, to be collected as other costs, which
affidavit shall give the date Of tho paper 10
which the advertisement appeared, aud be
filed and recorded by the Clerk rs the legal
evidence of the publication of the same 10 be
read, or a certified copy thereof, in all courts
oflaw and equity and any such publication
made contrary TO the provisions of this act in
districts where newspapers are so designated,
shall be null and ofno effect.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That the
compensation TO the publishers Of the news.
papers in this act be the same as now PROVE
ded by law for similar service and all laws
aud parts of laws in conflict with this act ee
and tue same are hereby repealed.
SEQ. A. Be it further enacted, That in case
thege'is no paper designated in p County,
then and in that case the legal notices shall
te published in the most convenient aud
widely circulated paper by and in said coun-
~ designated by the Governor for the publ
cation OF legal notices.
SEC. s, Be it further enacted, That this
act shall take effect thirty days after its pas
sage.
F. S. RICHARDS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
j. W. @. SENTER,
Speaker Of the Senate.
Passed Feb II, 1868.
certify that the above is a true copy Of
the original now on file in my Office.
A. J. FLETCHER,
Secretary Of State.
Au6, whereas, J, William G.. BrOwnlow,
Governor Of the State Of Tennessee, have
designated the following journals
The Union Flag, Of Washington county.
The New Era, Of Greene county.
The Knoxville Wing, Of Knox county.
The Maryville Republican, Of BiOun,
county.
The East Tenuesseean, of Roanc county.
The Athens Republican of McNibn county
The Republican, Of Hamilton county.
The GcNinnville Enterprise, Of Warren
county.
The SbeIbyville Republican, of Bedford
county.
The Freedoms Watchman, Of Rutherford
county.
The Press and Times, of Davidson county.
The Tennessee Stats Zeitnng, Of Davidson
county.
The Memphis Post, Of Shelby county.
The Ninse Liet, Of Shelby county.
And, whereas, the Senate has confirmed
foregoing nominations.
Now, therefore, | proclaim that the Jour
nails herein named, are the official Hdvurtis-
ing journals Of the State, and tha. iufotma-
lion thereof may be given 70 all the ofirers Of
several counties in the State, | direct
that each Of the journals herein above named
insert this publication three times.
W. G. BROWNLOW,
Governor Of Tennessee.
1868 mar 20 W.
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