St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-11-25
Homestead Exenap ion.

sheat you exemption or no exemption; and
his law may shield honest debtors from
the severity Of unfeeling creditors, until
such time as they can accumulate suti-
cheney to pay their entire indebtedness
At all events We can give it a fair trial
nd if it disappoints the expectations OF its
ends it can be repealed.
An ACT FOR 4 HOMESTEAD. EXEMPTION.
BE 1t caoctea BY tie Legislature Of tie
+Stoteot minnesota
SEC. /. That a homestead consisting of
any quantity Of land, not exceeding eighty
acres, and the dwelling house thereon am!
its appurtenances, to be selected BY the
owner thereof, and not included in any in
corporatel town plat, OF city or village
Or, instead thereof at the OPTION OF the
owner, quantity Of land not exceeding in
amount one lot being within an incorpors-
ted town, city o. village, and the dwelling
house thereon and its apnurtenances, own
ed and occupied by any resident OF this
Stcte, shall not be subject to attachment,
levy or sale upon execution, or any other
process issuing out Of any Court within
this State This section, shall be deemed
and construed to exempt such homestead
in the manner aforesaid during the time
it shall be occupied by the widow, CT mi
nor, child or children ct any deceased
,pcrsen who was when living cnt;tlc,! to the
benefits Of this Act.
SEC. 2. Such exemption shall not eE-
send to any mortgage, thereon lawfully OBJ
'tained, but such mortgage, Or other alien
alton, Of such land by the owner thereof, it
a married man, shall not be valid without
the signature Of the wife to the same, I'M
less such mortgage ahall be given 10 Sc
cure the payment Of the purchase money
or some portion thereof:
Sec: 8. Whenever levy shall be made
upon the lands o. tcnements Of {. house
holder, whose homestead has not been Sc
lected and set apart by metes and bounds,
such householder may notify the officer at
the time Of making such levy, of what he
regards as his homestead, vita q desorip-
ton thereof, within the limits a15cve prs-
scrlbed, and the remainder alone shall he
subject to sale under such levy.
Sec. 4. IF the plaintiff in execution
hall be dissatisfied with the quantity Of
land selected and set apart as aforesaid,
the officer making the levy shall cause the
same to be surveyed, beginning at point
to be designated by the owner, and set off
IN 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
Sec. 5. After the survey shall have
been made, the officer making the lew
may sell the property levied upon and not
included in the set-olG: in the same manner
as provided in other cases for the sale CT
real estate on execution, and in giving q
deed OF the same, he may describe it &C.
cordlnS to his original levy, excepting
thereirom by metes and bounds, according;
30 the certificate Of the survey, the quanti;-
ty set-of as aforesaid.
SEC. g. Any person owning and occu-
plying any house OF land not his own, and
claiming said house as homestead, shall
BIS 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.
Sec. s. No property hereinafter MENTION
ed or represented shall be liable to attach
ment, execution Or sale, OF any final process
issued from any court in this State:
First The family bible.
Second. Family pictures, school books
or library, and musical instruments for use
Of family.
Third. A seat or pew in any house or
place Of public worship.
Fourth. A lot in any burial ground.
Fifth. All wearing apparel Of the deb
tor and his family, all beds, bedstcaas, ard
bedding. kept and used by the debtor and
his family; all stoves and appendages put
up Or kept for the use Of the debtor and
his family; all cooking utensils, and all 9th
er loushold furniture not herein enu1ner |
ated, not exceeding FIVE hundred dollars
in value.
Sixth. Three COWS, ten swine, one woke
oxen and one. horse; or in lieu Of enc
yoke Of oxen and d horse, span Of horses
or mul s; twenty sheep and the wool from
the same, either in the raw material OF
into yarn or cloth; the nee
essary food for all the stock mentioned in
this section for one years support, either
provided or growing, or both, as the debtor
may choose; also, one wagon, cart or dray,
one sleigh, two plows, one drag, and other
farming utensils, including tackle for teams,
notexceeding three hundred dollars in value.
8 Seventh. Provisions for the debtor and
bis family necessary for one years support,
either provided Or growing, or both, and
fuel necessary for one year.
Eighth. The tools and instruments OF
my mechanic, miner or other person, used
md kept for the purpose Of carrying on
MS trade or business, and in addition there