The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-06-12
THE LEGAL ADVERTISING,

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w Tennessee has enacted the IOllWing
law .-tAs
AN ACT to regulate the publication OF legal
notices,
SEorloS /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Tennessee, That il
shall be the duty Of the Governor, upon the
passage Of this act, to designate such news
papers in each and every Congressional Dis
.trict in the State, asI bis judgment the pub
lie interest may require, in which all legal
Advertisements required By law TO be made
in a newspaper shall be published, for every
county iu such Congressional District, as re-
quired by hw-orders Of publications, at
tacbment and nonresident notices, sales Of
land by DEGREES, exemption, MORTGAGES, and
for taxes, by SheriAs, Clerks and all other
officers, together with all other advertise.
ments required by law to be made and pub.
lished 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 official newspaper for the publicRs
tion Of the legal advertising of any County
or District for which it may be so designated,
uuless such appointment shall be confirmed
by the Senate and provided, further, that
not more than one newspapers be s0 desigua-
ted in any enc county Provided, That in
any district where a German paper is pub.
I lished, 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 COu-
gressionNl District in and tor which such
newspapers may be 50 designated, aud ia
which all the legal advertising of such CoUn-
ty 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 Tee, to file in the
Clerks office of the court having jurisdiction,
his affidavit, with a printed copy Of such adj
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 rs other costs, which
affidavit shall give the date Of the paper' ia
which the advertisement appeared, and 5e
filed and recorded by the Clerk as the legal
evidence of the publication of the same to be
read, or a certified copy thereof, in 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 b, null and Of no 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 proyi.
ded bv law for similar service and an laws
and parts of laws in conflict with this act be
and the same are hereby repealed.
SEC. a.. Be it further enacted, That in case
there is no paper designated in a County,
then and in that case the legal potiras sbalI
he published in the most convenient and
4 widely circulated manor bv and in said roma
ty designated by the Governor for the publi.
cation of LEGAL notices.
SEC. s. Be it further enacted, That this
act shall take effect thirty DAYS after its mas.
saoe.
F. s. RICHARDS.
Sneaker of the House of REPRESENTATIVES
d. w. C, SENTER
Sneaker of the Senate.
Passed Feb II, 1858.
certify that the above is A true copv If
the original now on file in nv office.
4. j.. FLETCHER.
Secretary of STATE.
AND, whereas. !. William G. B-ovplow.
Governor Of the State Of Tennessee. have
designated the following journals:
The Union Flag, of Washington county.
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