The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-06-05
THE LEGAL ADVERTISING.

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VXyHEREAS, THE LEGISLATURES OF
wv Tennessee has enacted the fOllwiRg
law
AN ACT to regulate the publication Of lsgai
notices.
SEcrloS /. Belt 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 Nch news
papers in each aud every Congressional Dis
trict in the State, as IN his judgment the pub
Tic interest may require, in which all legal
advertisements required by law TO be made
in a newspaper shall be published, for every
county in such Congressional District, as re-
quired by law-orders of publications, at
tachment and nonresident notices, salei Of
land by DEGREES, exemption, mortgages, and
for taxes, by Sherifs, Clerks and all other
officers, together with all other advertise
ments required by law to be made aud pub
lished in "a 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-
vided, That no such paper so designated shall
become an official newspaper for the %publica-
tion Of the legal advertising Of any County
or District for which it may be so designated,
unless such appointment shall be confirmed
10y the Senate and provided, further, that
not more than one newspapers be so designa-
ted in any one county Provided, That ia
any district where a German paper is pub
lished, aud 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 Con-
gressional District in and tor which such
newspapers may be so designated, and in
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 fee, to file in the
Clerks office OF the court having jurisdiction,
his affidavit, with a 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 for 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, and be
fled aud 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
oflnw 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.
SIC. ,. Be it 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 conflict with this act be
and the same are hereby repealed.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That in case
there is no paper designated in a County,
then and in that case the legal notices shall
he published in the most convenient aud
widely circulated paper by and in said coun-
ty designated by the Governor for the publ
cation Of legal notices.
SEC. 5. BE it further enacted, That this
act shall take effect thirty days AFTER its pas
sage.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives,
D. W G. SENTER,
Speaker Of the Senate.
Passed Feb II, 1858.
! certify that the above Is a true copy Of
the original now on. file 10 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 GEeene county.
The Knoxville Wing, Of Knox county.
The Maryyille Republican, of BlOunt
county.
The East Tennesseean, Of Raane county.
The Athens Republican, Of McMinn county
The Republican, Of Hamilton county.
The McMiunville Enterprise, of Warren
county.
The SheIbyville Republican, of Bedford
county.
1.-THE Freedoms Waterman, Of Rutherford
county.
The Press and Times, Of DAVIDSON county.
The Tennessee Stats Zrituug, Of Davidson
county.
The Memphis Post, Of Shelby county.
The Muse Liet, Of Shelby county.
And, whereas, the Senate has confirmed
be foregoing nominations.
Now, therefore, | proclaim that the jour
herein named, are the official advertise
ng journals Of the State, and tina. infOrma-
ion thereof may be given to all the officers Of
he several counties in the State, / direct
each Of the journals herein above named
insert this publication three times. ,
W. G. BROWNL0W,
Governor OF Tennessee.
1868 mar 90 W. :
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