The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-08-14

AJhEkEASI THE LEGiSLATuRE OF
wv Tennessee has enacted The ~iolwinE
law.
AN ACT 70 regulate no publication ii legal
notices.
SEorioS l. Be il enacted by the GeoerA
Assembly of the State Of tennessee, That il
shall be the duty Of 1.-THE Governor, UPON the
passage Of thia act, to designate such news
papers in each and every Congressional Dis
tFiet in the State, as IN his Judgment the nab
&c interest mAy re4uire, 10 which all legal
Advertisements required By law 10 De made
IN a newspaper ahSil be published, for every
coanty N sueh Congressional District az re-
CURED by hW-Urdvrs Of publications, at
tachment and nonresident notices, sales Ut
land by DEGREES, exemption, MORTGAGES, and
for taxes, by SheriHs, Clerks and an uthet
officers, together with AL other ADVERTISE
mepts required by Law 10 be made and pub.
lishcd ina newspaper OF whatever nature,
which newspaper shall be printed and pub.
hshed 10 the Congressional District in and
for which they sbail 10 so designated. Pro-
videdf'That no Svuh paper 20 designated shah
become an otichd' newspaper fur The bubIica-
ton Of the legal advttsising Of any County
or District Tor Nhiuh il urny De 50 designated,
unless sachsappointment SHALL be confirmed
10y the Senate and provided. further, that
not more than one newspapers he So designn-
te1 in any enc county Provided, That in
any district where \ GeTman paper is pub.
lshed, aud wien tAe numbsr of population
mry Justify it, such Gerusau papers may be
designated additionally.
SIC, .. Be il iuRiher enacted, That all
newspapers so designated shall be the official
newspapers for the COuHty and for the Con-
gressionnl District in and tor which such
newspapers may be so designated, and in
which all the legal advertising of such Couu-
~ 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 lee, to file in the
Clerks office 0fthe court having Jurisdiction,
his affidavit, with q printed copy of such ad.
veFtisemcnt appended, together with his re-
Geipt for the payment Of The printers fee, paid
by the party 1t whose INSTANCE or for whose
benefit such advertisement Shall have been
mpde, 10 be collected rs other costs, which
Affidavit shall give the date Of The paper IL
which the advertisement appeared, aud be
filed and recorded b. the Clerk as the legal
evidence Of The publication Of the same to be
read, or a certified copy thereof, ia all courts
of law 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 of no effect.
Size. 3. Be it farther enacted. That the
compensation to the publishers OF the news
I Wpers in this act be the came AS now provi-
ded by law for similar service aud 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 aud in that case the legal notices shall
he published in the most convenient and
widely circulated paper'by and in said coun-
ty designated by the Governor tor the publ
cation Of legal notices.
SEC. .. 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,,
ID. W. C.. SBNTER,
Speaker Of the Senate.