Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-20

ships, Statements required from Insurance C5p,pa
''ies, Notices y Meetings required IN Charters O.
Corporations ste7 etc. Il indeed includes EVERY
NOTICE REQUIRED BY LAW, and every publication
required By any court from that Of Justice TO tht
Supreme Court The law also covers all advertise
nents Of officers ua their Official capacity.
The title obtained 70 property acquired at a sal,
illegally advertised, when required by law 10 b
advertised, is, Of course, worthless.
! An AcT TO REGULARE THE PUBLICATION OF LEGAL
! NOTICES.
! SECTION l. Be Il enacted 6y the General is
senrbly Of the State Of Tennessee, That It shall he
the duty of the Governor upon the passage of tbi,
act 10 designate such newspapers in each and aver
Congressional District in the State as in his udc
ment the public interest may require, in which at
legal advertisements required by law 10 be made in
newspaper shall be published for every county h
such Congressional District as required bv law
orders OF publication, attachment and nonresident
notices. sales OF land by DEGREES execution mortpa
ges, and for taxes by sherifs clerks and all other
ofeeys together with all other advertisements re-
CURED by law TO be made and published in news
paper OF Whatever nature, which newspaper shall
be printed and published in the Congressional Dis
trict IN and for which they shall be so designated
Provided, That no such paper SO designated shall
become an official newspaper for the publication of
the legal advertising Of any county or district for
which 1t may be so designated unless such appoint
ment shall be confirmed by the Senate; and, pro-
vided further, That no more than one newsnsner
DC SO designated in any one county: Provided.
That IN any district where German paper is pub
sthed, and when the number Of population NAV
justify It such German paper may be designated adj
ditonally.
SEC 2. Be Il further euocteA That all neusn.-
pers so designated shall be the official newspaners
for the county and the Congressional District in
and for which such newspapers may be SO desjgna-
ted, and in which all the legal advertising of such
county and district shall be made, as required bv
law and 1t shall be the duty Of the editor or pub
Usher Of such newspaper upon the payment of the
printers Zee TO file in the clerks Office Of The court
having jurisdiction, bis affidavit with printed
copy OF such advertisement appended together with
BIS receipt for the payment Of the printers fee paid
by the party at whose instance or for whose bene-
TT such advertisement shall have been made, 70 be
collected as other costs which aidavits shall give
the dates Of the paper in which the advertisement
appeared, and be aed and recorded by the clerk as
the legal evidence Of the publication of the same
to be read, or q certified copy thereof in all courts
OF law and equity; and any such publication made
contrary 10 the provisions of this act in districts
where newspapers are 50 designated shall be null
and Of no effect
SEC. g. BE Il further enacted, That the COM
pensstion to the publishers of the newspapers in
this acs be the same as now provided by law for
similar service; and all laws and parts Of laws in
conflict with this act be and The same are hereby
repealed.
SEC 4. Be Il further enacted, That in case
there is no paper designated in a county, then and
in that case the legal notices shall be published in
the most convenient and widely circulated paper
by and in said county designated by the Governor
for the publication Of legal notices
SEE. .. Be Il further enacted, That this act
shall take effect thirty days aftet lis passage
K. S. RICHARDS,
Speaker Of tie House Of Representatives..
d. w. g. SENTER
Speaker Of the Senate.
Passed Fe b. a., l66S.
certify that the above Is true cOpy Of the orig
iual now on Gle in my Office
A. j. FLETCHER,
Secretary Of Stale.