Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-02-26
Approved February Is, 1852:
JOSEPH A. WRIGHT.
AN ACT
AN All
TO Exernlt Property from Sale in certain cases.


WHEREAS The Consiu on of the State declares that he p
viege of the deber enjoy the comforts Of life shall
be recognized by wholesome xepng reasonable amount
of property seizure sale for the of any debt
liability hereafter contracted" Therefore,
SECTION enacted by Assembly Of Of
indiana That amount of property ding value three
hundred dollars owned by resident householder shall be
any debt growing out of or une ed upon contract or
implied, after the fourth OF July, eighteen hundred and
&c Inc SAID properly may be real or PERSONAL or boh
SEC mortgage or sale OF any real estate exempted under
the provisions of this shall be valid executed married
man. unless the deed be acknowledged by the wife in due form of
SEC 4. Such exemption shall any laborers
chane en nor lien for purchase of real exempted
SEC For the ap?psement of property to be exempted
neghorood shall be chosen one by The plaintiff his agent
attorney and one by the execution debor and these two
OF disagreement shall select third and IN either party fails
10 select an the shall be selected by The officer
SIC Such appraisers proceed forthwith to make
scedu II the real personal property seeed the debtor
property by separate items aixg 10 each the value hey may
agree upon and they or majority Of Them shall ax TO the
swear that IN our opinion the above is just cash
Such schedule shall the officer hodng
the execution other process and shall be by him returned with
MSEc Each appraiser for his services shall be allowed he
SEC fany execution debtor shall claim property as exempt
ed by virtue of this act he shall elect whether he will claim
eams 81 real properly OF O'' ana SHAH designate The property
SEC TO- II such claim include personal property only, the Off
holding such execution shall the be appraised
and set apart TO the debtor and shall proceed to sell such other
property. n he liable according
SEC H. IL such claim include both personal and real
the officer shall proceed have such personal properly val
ued and shall the the debtor he shall then
the real property claimed aforesaid to be valued and the
together with the personal set shall exceed
three hundred dollars the debtor SHALL within sixty days there
after such enough satisfy the execution and If
he fail the officer shall sell The other
lands sold execution his shall authorize the sale of
real properly but making such he shall receive bid
therefor unless evceed The difference between three hundred dol
lars and the personal properly so valued and set apart and ne
Of said and apply much Of the remainder the
culon as shall satisfy The same and the ovepus any shall be
paid the debtor other party having the right
SEC H. If the claim INCLUDE ony the shall
be valued exceed hundred dollars shall be dealt
with specified respect properly the last preceding
SEC 3 In all in which real property sought be
epted from execution such real property susceptible
OF division by and bounds without material thereto,
shall be divided exempt the principal dwelling house
homestead OF the debtor.
Nothing this shall he considered excmpting
any property from taxation from sale for
JNO. w. DAVIS, g.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
s. MICELE,
President Of tbs Senate pro
Approved February H. 1852:
JOSEPH A WRIGHT