The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-09-11
TIE LEGAL ADVERTISING

wv Tennessee has sneepd The follwipg
Law ~.
AN Aorto regulate The puhlioaioa oflsgsl
notices.
sEcTIos /, De h enacted By lhs General.
Assembly Of the State 81 Tennessee, Thali,
shall be the ddty Of the Governor, aaoa ~
passage Of this act, to designate such news.
papers IN each and every Congressional pis.
trict IN the State, aslu hi sjaasment she pas
Hc Interest mny reQaire, la which al legal
advertisements teguiFsa by law 10 Be made
10 a newspaper shall be published, for every
county iNssuch Congressional District, as te.
qGired by lsg--vrders Of publications. Al.
tachment aud Hon. resident notices, sales Of
land by DEGREES, exemption, MORTGAGES. aud
for taxes, ~ Sherihs, Clerks and Ill other
officers, together Mith ali other advertise
mcnts required BY law 70 be made aud pub
hshed 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-
vided, That no such paper so designated shall
become an oficiel newspaper for the publica-
ton Of the legal advertising Of any County
or District for which Amay be 50 designated,
unless such appointmeutsshall be confirmed
by the Senate aud provided, further, that
not more than one newspapers be So designai
ted in auy enc county Provided, That ia
any district where a German paper is pub.
lished, and when the number Of population
may jastify il, such German papers may be
designated additionally.
SEC. 2. Be 1t further enacted, That all
newspapers SO designated shall be the official
newspapers for the County aud for the Con-
gressional District in and tor which such
newspapers may be SO designated, and in
which all the legal advertising ofsuch Coun-
ty and District shall BE made, as required by
law and it shall be the duty Of the editor
or publisher Of sach newspaper, upon the
payment of the printers fee, to fle in the
Clerks office fthe court having jurisdiction,
his affidavit, with a printed copy OF such ad-
vertisement appended, together With his re-
eeipt 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 q. the paper IN,
whiehithe advertisement appeared, and be
filed and recorded BY the Clerk al the lsehi'
evidence Of the publication OF The same to be-
read, or a certified copy thereof, in all courts
0 flaw and equity and any such publication
made contrary to the provisions OF this act ia
districts where newspapers are so designated,
shall be null and ofuo effect.
SEo. 3. Bel 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
and parts of laws in %coufiet with this act be
and the same are hereby repealed.
Gan A pa - e,,rthar a,act.l H. 4, .,no
there is no paper designated in q County,
then and in that case the legal notices shall
be published in the most convenient and
widely circulated paper by and in said coun-
ty designated by the Governor for the publ
cation Of legal notices.
SEC. 8. Be il further enacted, That this
act shall take effect thirty days after its pas
sage.
F. s. RICHARDS,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives,
D. W. @. SENTER,
Speaker Of the Senate.
Passed Feb IL, 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.. BroRnl0w,
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 Maryyille Republican, Of Blount
county.
The East Tenuesseean, of Roane county.
The Athens Republican, Of McMinn county
The Republican, Of Hamilton county.
The McMiHnyille Enterprise, Of Warren
county.
The shelbyvile Republican, Of Bedford
county.
The Freedoms Waterman, of Rutherford
county.
The Press and Times, Of Davidson county.
The Tennessee Stats Zeituug, Of Davidson
county.
The Memphis Post, Of Shelby county.
The Muse Liet, Of Shelby county.
And, whereas, the Senate has confirmed
the foregoing nominations.
Now, therefore, | proclaim that the jour
mails herein named, are the official adveFtis-
ing journals of the State, and tha. lnforma-
ton thereof may be given TO all the officers Of
the several counties in the State, L direct
that each Of the journals herein above named
insert this publication three times.
W. BR0WNL0W,
Governor Of Tennessee.
1863 mar 20 va