St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-10-14
Homestead Exemptiun.

stead exemption BiA of llinnesota. 4 There
is, as We observe, quite diversity 81 SEN
timent as to It's justieeana propriety. We
entertain the opinion that q rascal will
.heat you exemption or no exemption and
.his Law may. shield honest debtors from
the severity Of unfee.ing creditors, until
such time as they can accumulate 4 sufh-
cheney to pay their entire indebtedness
At all events We can give it a fair trial |
I'd if it disappoints the expectations Of it's
ends it can be repealed
IN ACT FOR HoAEsEEAL EXEMPTION.
Be u entctea by the leg islature Of the
Mateqf Minnesota 5& i
SEC. |. That a homestead consisting Of
any quantity Of land, not exceeding eighty
acres, and the DWELLING house thereon and
its appurtoaances. to be selected by the
owner thereof, and not included in any in
corporated town plat, Or city or village
Or, instead thereof at the. option Of the
owner, quantity Of land not exceeding in
amount ole lot being within an incorpora-
ted sowa, city or village, and the dwelling
house thereon and its appurtenances, OWN
ed and occupied BY any resident Of this
State, SHAH not be subject to attachment,
levy o. sale upon execution, or any. other
process issuing out Of any Court within
this State. This section shall be deemed
and construed 10 exempt such homestead
in the manner aforesaid, during the time
It shall be occupied by the widow, or ,mi-
nor, child or children Of any deceased
person who was when living entitled to the
benefits Of this Act ..&. -4-'
Sec. 2, Such exemption shall not .ex-
tend to any mortgage, thereon lawfully o.
tanned, but such mortgage, OR other alien
ation, Of such land by the owner thereof. il
married man, shall not be valid without
the signature Of the wife to the same, un~
less such mortgage ahall be given to, Sc
cure the payment Of the purchase money
OF some portion thereof: .~.. ....
SEC. 5. Whenever levy shall be made
upon the lands Or tenemeats Of house
holder, whose homestead has not been Sc
leeted and set apart by metes and bounds,
such householder may notify the officer a;
The time Of making such levy, Of what he
regards as his homestead, VITA a descrip-
ton thereof, within the limits above pre-
scribed, and the remainder alone shall be
subject to sale under such levy.
SEC. 1. IF the plaintiff in execution
bail be dissatisfied with the quantity of
land selected and set apart as aforesaid,
the officer making the levy shall caase the
SINE to be surveyed, beginning at a point
to be desi grated by the owner, and set OF
In a compact form, including the dwelling
house and its appurtenances, the amount
specified in the first section Of this Act,
and the expense of such survey shall. be
chargeable on the execution and collected
thereupon. z54.., II y. s>@
Sac. 5. After the survey shall have
been made, the officer making the levy
may sell the property levied upon and not
included in the set-of, in the same manner
as provided in other cases for the sale of
real estate on execution, and in giving a
deed Of the same, he may describe it ,ac-
coroing to his original levy, excepting
therefrom by metes and bounds, according
30 the certificate Of the survey, the quanti-
ty set-oH as aforesaid. ..-1:zG..'.. :
SEC. g. Any person owning and occu-
plying any house or land not his own, and
claiming said house as a homestead, shall
be entitled TO the exemption aforesaid.
Sec: I. Nothing in this act shall be
considered as exempting any real estate
from taxation or sale for taxes. =
SEQ. 8. Noproperty hereinafter mention
ed or represented shall be liable to attach
ment, execution or sale, or any final process
issued from any court in this State; !.
First The family bible. FE ss.
~ Second. Family pictures, school books
OF library, and musical instruments for fl use
OF family. .:.ag.,: g.. &. ia
Third. 4 seat or pew in any house or
place Of public worship.
Fourth. 4 lot in any burial ground
81 Fifth. All wearing apparel Of the deb
tor and his family, all beds, bedsteads, and
bedding, kept and used by the debtor and
his family; al stoves and appendages put
up or kept for the use Of the debtor and
his family; all cooking utensils, and all 9th
er houshold furniture notsherein enumer-
ated, not exceeding fyeshundred dollars
in value.
Sixth. Three cows, ton swine, one yoke
Of oxen, and one horse; or in aleu- Of one
yoke Of oxen and d horse, span Of horses
or mules; twenty sheep and the wool from
the same, either in the raw material Oh
manufactured into yarn or cloth; the nee
essary food for all the stock mentioned in
this section for one year's support, either
provided or growing, or both, as the debtor
may choose; also, one wagon, cart OF dray,
one sleigh, two ploWs, one drag, and other
farming utensils, including tackle for teams,
notexceeding three hundred dollars IN il value.
Seventh. Provisions for the debtor and
his family necessary for one years support,
either provided Or growing, or both, and
fuel necessary for one year.
Eighth. Thestoo and instruments St
any mechanic, Ininer For other person, used