The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-03-25
HOMESTEAD LAW.

Virginia has '!ways been considered one
Of the most. Of not the most) prosperous
States in the Union This is the Exemption
Law in Virginia.
"No growing crop Of any kind not sever
Cd sh II b" Ii. bI" 10 distress or levy, except
lndi>n corn, which may be taken IT any time
after the fifteenth Cf Octob,r in :ny year.
In {. SC Of Il husb nd or p rent there shall
be exempted from such distress or levy the
following rticlCs, or so much or so many
thereof the p rtv may have: One COW
one bcdstc"d, with bed nd nrccss~rv bed
! ding for the me six Oh irs one t.bic. six
knives md six forks. six pl.tes. two dishes.
| two basins Cnc pot. one oven. six pieces of
wood or =: rthcrn w%rc. one loom and its d.
purtcn@nc"s, one spinning wheel. one p ir of
e rc's md enc axe : five b rrcls Of corn five
bush Is of " he. or one b.rrcl of four :: two
hundred POUNDS of b con or pork, and five
coll r. IN Y. luc of forage or hay. Slaves
sh II not be distr, incd or levied upon. with
out the debtors consent where there are 9th.
or goods and ch.ttcs Of such debtor sufficient
for the purpose, and which it is in his power
TO Ike
If You wish to t.nd v"gr.nts 90 to Massa-
chusctts aud New York. The Exemption
Law Of the former provides. besides ncccss -
ry wearing app rel, &c. the lot and build
in%s thereon occnpisd rs residence. and
owned by the debtor, 10 the value of 500
dollars. In New York besides wearing I'D
parcl, spinning wheels, :nd Il whole list of
sundrlcS, the lot md buildings thereon TO the
the y;luc Of 1000 doll rs. owondcr sucl,
strenuous opposition is made to the Maine
liqor Law. There may be few other
St;.tcs providing the Homestead TO the value
of 500 dollars and upwards, but there are
very few Sites which do.
The property in this State exempted from
levy and IS lc. prior to the adoption of this
ct, Were IS follows To c"ch family, two
beds md nccrsS ry bedding two bcdstc ds
one spinning Wheel "nd two pairs of cards
one loom, and one COW and calf; if farmer
the nrcCss ry f,rm;ng utensils: if mcchan-
ic. the tools of his trade; the ordinary cook
! ing utensils. and ten dollars worth of proyi
slons. In the n me Of all sense and Justice
WIS this not enough. WIS it not just! Do
| you wish more! II is folly, yes we snv it
rmph"tic lly. it is worse than folly to udvo-
c &c a system which the reason of my rca-
SonaJlc man would tell him WIS utter fool
ishncss.
We may be assuming n too imperative
right but We conduct free Press and We
speak out our opinion openly and above
board
here is no wv which HIS been cnactcd
(singe the cursed Bankrupt cct) which is
calculated to Propogttc idlrncss, and make
vill.ins, Qor idlcncss is the root &C all cviD
III n this ne ibomin. bic Homestead Law.
{ his is the Lsw tbs following property shall
be exempted to Wit:
To c&ch f.mily the dwelling house, and
houses sppnrtcn nj thereto, together with
fifty ;crrs Of Ind, and = Iso one horse, and
twenty-five doll RS worth of provisions, BE-
md The same arc hereby exempted from lc-
vy and lc under fcri f c and ssignmcnt
under mesnc or fin process: Provided, thlt
the sid exemption shall not include, or ex-
tend to any property situGtc within the limits
OF any city or town corporate of this State
And provided further that the value Of said
real est te shall not exceed the sum of five
hundred doll.rs"
We will now suppose case.
man has family and his little Homes
stead worth Five Hundred Dollars. Yes, he
has it no power Of the law can wrcst it from
him. So might have 500 dollars in trunk
but an not allowed to have the KEY. But
poh you sly it is his home, the home of his
fathers, his blessed birth place, &c. Nom
sense. Well he has his homestead, yet he
finds he is starving: his brother, or may be
his wifcs brother, or maybe who you please
writes TO him from Florida, Texas, or any
other place you like, that if he would only
come out and bring small amount of capi-
I'll, sy Five Hundred Dollars, he could en-
ter into mercantile, or any other business you
like better, and his word for it he would
make money. IL is no chimera obscura he
writes, IL have been here now about five
years, and havc made money-the rest of
the family arc al here, and to induce You to
come, make you this offer" No, NO cant
think Of leaving the old Homestead.
But another reason.
Not only in this community, and this State
but in the whole country, we all know there
arc men who will not pay debt unless a6so-
Iltely compelled to do so by law A number
of such men own n little estate and this pro-
perty has been the means of an indemnity,
for contracting debts. These men should
they now contract debts, will shelter them
selves under the wing Of the Homestead