Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-02-25
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State.
Sec. 1. Be. it enafed By the Gen
sral Assembly of the State Of Ten
nessee, That hereafter there shall be
exempt from execution or attachment,
or seizure in the hands Of all heads
Of families in this State. the following
named property and no other, to wit:
Two beds, bedsteads and necessary
bed clothing, and for each three chill
dren belonging to any family. one ad-
ditional bed, bedstead and clothing,
the value of suca bedstead in no case
to exceed twenty-five dollars, one COW
or COW and calf, and if the family
consists of six or more persons, then
two COWS or COWS and calves, one doz-
en- knives and forks, one dozen plates,
half dozen dishes, one set of tea
spoons, one set of table spoons one
bread tray, two pitchers, one waiter,
one coffee pot, one teapot, one canis-
ter, one cream jug, one dozen cups
and saucers, and dining table, two ia
bic cloths, one dozen chairs, one bu-
reau, not to exceed forty dollars in
value, one wash basin, one bowl and
pitcher, one wash kettle, two wash
tubs, one churn, one locking glass,
ene chorping ak, one spinning wheel,
one pair OF cotton cards. one pair Of
WOODEN cards, one cooking stove and
utensils, not to exceed twenty-five
dollars in value, or one set of cook
ing utensils ordinarily used in cook
ing,one seive or sifter,one cradle, one
Bible and hymn book, and all books,
used in school, one loom and gear,
one horse, mule or yoke of oxen, one
OK cart, ring and staple, or one, two
or one horse wagon, {not to exceed
seventy-Gve dollars in vaiue) and
harness, one mans saddle, one lady's
saddle, two riding brides, twenty-five
barrels of corn, ten bushels Of wheat,
i've hundred bundles Of oats, five
hundred bundles of fodder, one stack
of hay, not to exceed twenty-five dol
lars in value, and if the family con-
sists of less than six persons, one
thousand pounds of pork slaughtered
or on foot, or seven hundred pounds
of bacon; if the family consists of
more than six persons, then twelve
hundred pounds of pork, slaughtered
or on foot, or nine hundred pounds of
bacon, all poultry on hand, and fowls
to the value Of twenty-five dollars.
SEC. 2. Be 1t enacted by the AT.
horty aforesaid, That in addition to
mentioned in the first Sec
ton Of this act, there shall be exempt
from execution or attachment or seiz-
are, in the hands Of all heads of fam
lies in this State, who are engaged
in agriculture, the following named
to wit: two plows, two hoes.
one grubbing hoe, one cutting-nile,
one harvest cladle, one set Of plow-
gears, one pitch-fork, one rake, one
iron wedge, FIVE head of sheep; and
ten head of stock hogs.
SEC. 3. BE it enacted By the an.
thoTty aforesaid, That there shall be
exempt from execution or attachment
or seizure in the hands Of each me-
chanic, who is at the headof a fami-
ly in this State, who is engaged in
his trade or occupation, one set of
tools, not to be worth more
than one hundred dollars, (who is the
head Of family such as are used,
OF necessary to carry on said trade
or occupation.
Sec. 4. Be AZ enacted By the au.
thority aforesaid, That all the prop
erty exempted by this act, shall not
go into the hands of the executor or
administrator Of any decedent's es-
tate, but shall descend, and be yes
ted in the widow and minor children
Of such deceased persons, and when
there is no widow, then said property
shall be exempt in the hands of said
children without regard to solvency
or insolvency of said estate.
Sec. 5. BE at further enacted 5yl
HE authority aforesaid, That all laws
and parts of laws in conflict with the |
provisions Of this act, be aud the |
same are hereby repealed.
Sec. 6. BE Il further enacted, That
IN addition to property enumerated in
former sections of this act, there shall .
also be exempt from execution and
attachment, enc gun in the hands Of
every free white male citizen in this
State Of the age Of eighteen years
md upwards, and every female who
S the head of family.
SEC. Z. Be at further enacted,
That homemade carpet, manulac.
ured by the wife OF any female MEM
'er of the family, for faInily-use, and
,e;np so apnlied shau no evomnt