The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-09-04
THE LEGAL ADVERTISING.

IT, EH
wv HEREAs, THE LEGISLATURES OF
w Tennessee has enacted the ioIlwing
law
AN ACT to regulate the publication Of legal
notices.
SECTION I. Be il enacted BY che General
Assembly Of the State Of Tennessee, That il
shah be the duty oCthe Governor, upon the
passage of this act, to designate such news
papers in each aud every Congressional Dis
triet in The State, as 10 his judgment the pub
Tic interest may require, in which all legal
advertisements required By law to be made
in q newspaper shall be published, for every
county in such Congressional District, 40 re-
Quired BY law-Orders of publications, AZ
tGchment and nonresident notices, sales Of.
land by decrees, exemption, mortgages, and
for taxes, by Sheritfs, Clerks and all other
officers, together with all other advertise.
meats required by law to be made and pub
lishsd in a newspaper Of whatever nature,
which newspaper shall be printed and pub
lished ia the Congressional District IN and
for which they shall he 80 designated Pro-
videf That 40 such paper 20 designated shall
become aH official newspaper for the publica-
tion Of the legal advertising Of any County
or District for which Il may be.so designated,
unless snch appointment shall be copfrmed
by the Senate; aud provided, further, that
not more h one newspapers be so designa-
ted in any enc county Provided, That 10
any district where a German paper is pub.
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 Con-
gressional District in and tor which such
newspapers may be SO designated, and in
which all the legal advertising ofsuch Couu-
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-
vertisemeut 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 shan have bken
made, to be collected as other costs, which
affidavit shall. gsYe the date Of aha paper Ia
which the advertisement appeared and ID
. fled and recorded BY the Clerk IS the legal
Q evidence Of the publication Of the same to be
Q read, or a certified copy thereof, ia an courts
VI INV. bAQ t4AAtl ohN any ouAH pA1AiNutlOu
, made contrary to the provisions of this act 10
districts where newspapers are SO designated,
u shall be nun and Of no effect.
SIC. 8. Be it. further enacted, That the
compensation to the publishers Of the news
papers ia 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
aud the sam are hereby repealed.
SEC. (. 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 and
. widely circulated paper by and in said coun-
IT, designated by the Governor for the publ
b cation Of legal notices.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, That this
O act shall take effect thirty days after its pas
q sage.
. +. S. RICHARDS,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives,
d. W, G. SENTER,
Speaker Of the Senate.
4 Passed Feb II, 1868.
\ certify that the above is a true copy OF
) the original now on fle in my office.
A. J.. FLETCHER,
0 Secretary Of State,
4 And, whereas, ], William G. Brownlow,
Governor Of the State Of Tennessee, have
designated the following journals;
Q The Union Flag, Of Washington county.
The New Era, of Greene county.
!, The Knoxville WhiR, of Knox county.
[ The Maryyille Republican, Of Blount
county.
! The East Tenuesseean, of Roane county.
l The Athens Republican, of McMinn county
The Republican, Of Hamilton county.
The MeMinnyille Enterprise, Of Warren
county.
The sheIbyville Rspublican, Of Bedford
county.
The Freedoms Watchmau, of Rutherford
county.
The Press and Times, of Davidson county.
The Tennessee Stats Zeitung, Of Davidson
county.
The Memphis Post, OF Shelby county.
The Muse Liet, Of Shelby county.
Aud, whereas, the Senate has confirmed
the foregoing nominations.
Now, therefore, | proclaim that the jour
mails herein named, are the official advertis-
ing Journals Of the State, and tina. informa-
ton thereof may be given TO all the officers of
the several counties 10 the State, ! direct
that each of the journals herein above named
insert this publication three times.
VIC. BR0WNL0W,