The new era., 1860-02-16
HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION Law
An Aor for a Homes,sd E.

AN ACT ior Homested Exemption.
Be IT enacted BY the Legislature of
the State of Minnesota S9ie'1t z
Section /. That homestead cons;u-
ting of any quantity of land, not exceed
ing eighty acres, and the dwelling house
thereon, and Its arpurtenanees, to be
selected by the owner thereof, and NOT
included in any incorporated town. CITY
or village, or insted thereof, at the
option OF the owner, aquanity Of land
not exceeding in amount one lot being
within an Incorporated town city or VII
iage. and their dwelling house thereon
ana It's aPPurtenances, owned and occu-
Pied oy any resident of this State. shall
not De subject to attachment, lew or
safe upon execution or any other process
issued out of any court within this STATE
ms section shall be deemed and con-
strued to exempt such homestead in tbe
manner aforesaid, during the time Il
shall be occupied by the widow or min
or child or children of any deceased per-
son who was, when living, entitled to the
benefits OF this act.
See g Such exemption shall oot
extend to any mortgage thereon lswf,I-
~ obtained, but such mortgage. or 9th
er alienation, of such lond by the owner
thereof, II married man, sha NOT he
Valio without the signature of the wife
10 the same, unless such mortgage shall
be given to secure the payment of ,hn
of
sec. g. Whenever a levy shall he
made upon the lands or tenemepts of
householder, whose homestead bas 49,
oeen selected and set apart by metes
ana bounds, such householder NAV po,;-
y the ofhcer at the time Of maxine sncb
levy of what he regards as his bomes,oad
win description within the limits above
prescribed and the remainder alone
snail be subject to sale under such lew
Sec. 4. lfthe plaintiff in execution
shaii De dissatisfied with the quantity Of
land selected and set apart as aforesaid
the officer making the levy shall conse
the same to be survey ed. beoinn;no =,
point to be designated by the owner
and set Oft in compact from, INCLUDING
'he dwelling house and its appurtenaucse
me amount specified in the first section
OF thls act, and the expense of such sur-
vey shall be chargeabic on the execn-
ton and collected thereupon.
Sec. 5. After the survey shall bovo
been made, the officer making the lew
may sell the property levied upon and
not included in the set off, 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 NAV
describe 1t according to his original lew
excepting therefore by metes nd bounds
according to the certificate Of the sur-
vey, the quantity set off as aforesaid
Sec. 6. Any person owning and oc-
cuPyIng any house or land not his own
and claiming, said house as homo.
stead, shall be entitled TO the exemprion
Sec. T. Nothing in this act shall be
construed as exemptng any real estate
rom taxation or sale for taxes
Sec. 8. No property hereinafter
mentioned or represented shall be liable
o attachment, execution or sale, or anv
1nal process issued from any court n
his State. :"
First-The family bible.
Second-FamiIy pictures. school
books or library, and musical instru-
nents for use Of family.
Ihlrd-A seat or pew in any bouso
n place of public worship.
Fourth-A lot in any burial ground
Fifth-All wearing apparel of the
ebtor and his family, all beds. bedsteads
nd bedding, kept and used by the
ebtor and his family, all stoves and
pPendages put up or kept for the use
Inc debtor and his family all cooking
tenslls, and all other houeshold furni.
IRE not herein enumerated, not exceed
e FIVE hundred dollars.
oixth-Ihree cows, ten swine. one
oke OF oxen, ane one horse in lieu Of
ne woke OF oxen and horse. a snan
mules, twenty sheep and the wool
ON the same, either in the raw mater
y or manufactured into yarn or cloth
e necessary good of all the stock men
oheo In this section, for one years
'Pport, either provided or growing or
''h' as the debtor may choose also
le wagon, cart or dray, one sleigh
% ploughs, one drag, and other farm,
utensils. including tackle for teams
Il exceeding three hundred dollars n
llue. 'is ID
seventh-The provisions for the debt
and his family necessary for one
ar's support, either provided or prowe
8 or both, and fuel necessary for
e year. ior
tools and instruments Of
J mechanic minor or other persons
ed and kept to the purpose of carry,
ont MS trade or business and in adj
= thereto stock to trade not exceed
tour hundred dollars in value the
rary aud implements Of any nro~
sionai man; all of which articles
reinbefore intended to exempt. shall
chosen by the debtor, his agan,
rk, or legal representative, as the
Sc may be. mo
sec. u. NOfhinor ~ :,