The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-10-09
THE LAW REGULATING LEGAL AD
VERTIS1NG.


senting the law regarding legal adver-
ting, by saying that the reason Karr
did not give the Tax Notice to The
Press to publish and save on this sin
gle advertisement nine-three dollars
and eignty-one cents was because the
law directs that it shall be published
in one Democratic and one Republi-
can paper. The law says no such
thing; it says that "ifthe commission
ers deem it proper, shall be published
in two newspapers, one of each politi-
cal party" Every body knows that
the National Greenback party is po-
liticaI party, and Noah Karr and his
friends knows it, but they have to
make some excuse for this whole sale
squandering of the public money.
Here is the law:
SECTION /, Be it enacted by the Gener-
al Assembly Of the State of Ohio. That
publishers Of newspapers shall be allowed
to charge and entitled to receive for the
publication ofall advertisements, the price
or rate for which is not now fixed by law,
which by law are required 10 be published
by any public officer or officers of counties,
cities, villages, townships, schools, benevo-
lent or other public institutions, and all
notices and publications known as official
advertisements, notices relating 70 the es'
tates Of deceased persons, and all notices
and publications generally known as legal
advertisements, and all advertisements. ap-
pertaining to any public interest and re-
quired by law to be printed in any news
paper in this state, the follows sums, to wit:
For the 6rst insertion, one dollar for each
square; and for each additional insertion
authorized by law, or by the officer or per-
son so ordering, fifty cents for each square,
fractional squares to be estimated at the
same rate for space occupied; and in ad
vertisements containing tabular or rule
work, an additional sum of fifty per cent
may be charged 10 addition to the before
mentioned rates.
SEC. 2. That hereafter all proclamation
by sberifIs for elections; orders fixing time
Of holding courts; treasurer's notice o
rates of taxation; bridge, pike, and DITCH
notices, notice to contractors, and sucl
other advertisements OF notices Of genera
interest TO the taxpayers, as the auditor
probate judge, treasurer and commission
ers may deem proper. shall be published
in two newspapers one of each politica
party, il there be two papers of difieren
political principles printed within sal
county 10 each of the several counties O
this state: Provided, that the provisions @
this act shall in no wise affect existin
laws relating to the publication of the nc
tices of delinquent tax and forfeited Ian
sales and advertisements required by la,
to be published by any officer of thi
state: provided further, that in addition
the publication above provided for, III
county officer or officers aforesaid shal
publish all of said advertisements men
toned in this section, in q German news
paper, provided there be newspaper put
lished in the Gsrmano language and {
general circulation among the inhabitanI
speaking that language in the count
within which said advertisements are In
tended TO be made.
SEC. 8. That a square shall be consider
ed and held 10 be o space occupied BY tw
hundred and forty (240) ems: and all legs
ADVERTISING shall be set up in ..compa,
form, without any Unnecessary blanks {
head lines.
SEQ. 4. That this act shall take efIe'
and be 10 force from and after lie passag
G. ii. GROSVENOR,
Speaker of the House Of Reprsssnative
THOS. L. YOUNG,
President Of the Senst
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