The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-07-31
The LEGAL ADVERTISING.

\. w tennessee has enacted the follwing
law
AN ACT to regulate the pablicatioa of legal
notices.
SEcTIoS l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Tennessee. Tba, h
shall be the duty Of the Governor, upon he
passage of this act, TO designate such nsws.
papers in each and every Congressional Dis.
trict in the State, as IN his judgment the pub-
tic interest may require, ia which all legal
advertisements required BY law TO be made
in a newspaper shall be published, for every
county IN snch Congressional District, as re.
CURED by law-orders Of publications., at
tachment and nonresident notices, sales OF
laud oy DEGREES, exemption, MORTGAGES, and
for taxes, by Sheeids, Clerks and All other
officers, together with all other ADVERTISE
ments required by law TO he made and pub.
iishcd IA u newspaper Of whatever nature,
which newspaper shall be printed and pub.
lished in the Congressional District m and
for which they shall be SO designated Pro-
videf,That no snch paper SO designated shall
become an oticid newspaper for the %publica-
toq OF the legal advertising Of any County
or District for which itmay be so designated,
unless such appointment shall be confirmed
by the Senate and provided, further, that
not more than one newspapers be so designa-
ted IN any enc county Provided, That in
any district where a German paper is pub.
hShed, and when the number Of population
may justify it, 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 Goa
gressional District in and tor which such
newspapers may be 50 designated, and in
which all the. legal advertising ofsuch Coun-
ty and District shall be made, as REQUIRED by
law and il shall be, the duty of the editor
or publisher Of such newspaper, upon the
payment of the printers tee, to file in the
Clerks Office Of the court having jurisdiction,
his affidavit, with 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 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, aud be
hiedand recorded by the Clerk as the legal
evidence of the publication OF the SAM to be
read, or a certified copy thereof, 10 all courts
OF law and eqnity and any such publication
made contrary TO the provisions of this act 10
districts where newspapers are so designated,
shall be null and of no effect.
SEC, 3. Be it further enacted, That the
compensation to the publishers Of the news-
/ papers in this act he the samesas now proyi-
ded by law for similar service and all laws
and parts of laws in conflict with this act be
and the same are hereby repealed.
SrC 4 Rn IL furthar anaetah That 4, caea
there is no paper designated in a County,
then and in That case b elegal notices shall
te published in the most convenient and
widely circulated paper byand in said coun-
ty designated by the Governor for the publi-
cation Of legal notices.
SEC. 5. 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,,
u. W G. 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.
And, whereas, /, 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 comfy.
The NaryyIlle Republican, OF Blount
county.
The East TenuesSeean, Of Raane county.
The Athens Republican, Of McNinn county
The Republican, Of Hamilton county.
The MeMinnyille Enterprise, Of Warren
county.
The SheIbyvile Republican, Of Bedford
county.
The Freedoms Waterman, Of Rutherford
county.
The Press and Times, Of Davidson county.
The Tennessee Staats Zeiunug, o. Davidson
county.
The Memphis Post, Of Shelby county.
The Muse Ljet, of Shelby county.
And, whereas, the Senate has confirmed
the foregoing nominations.
Now, therefore, ! proclaim that the jour
nails herein nsmed, are the oGicid advsrtis-
ing journals Of tbs State, and thu. informa-
ton thereof may be given to oil the officers Of
the several c]oauticsi n the State, | direct
that each Of the journals herein above named
insert this publication three times.
VIC. BROWNLOW,
Governor Of Tennessee.
1853 mar 20 W.