Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-04-10
An Act to amend Section 2,ll4, Article 2. Cbantar
4, of the Code of Tannearnn

An Act to amend Section 2,ll4 Article 2. Cbantar
4, OF the Code of Tennessee.
SECTION !. BE 1t enacted 6y the General Assemble
Of the State o. Tennessee That Section ALA Arti
Gle 2, Chapter 4, of the Code of TENNESSEE he -
amended as to extend to leasehod property occupied
| by every housekeeper or head Of family in this
State when such easehold estate is for moro than
two and not exceeding fifteen years under the same
provisions and exemptions as provided for home
steads in fee
SEC. q Be 1t further enacted That the homestead
upon leasehold estate shall not be exempted from
execution or attachment for rent due thereon.
See. 3. Be 1t further enacted That the roo;s+ro
tion in the county of Davidson heretofore had nm
der the act of May Sd, 1866, be and is hereby de-
cared null and void and person shall be entitled
to vote by virtue of any certificate issued under said
| registration.
SEC. A. BE IL further enacted, That the provisions
OF this act shall extend to any other county in this
State where it shall be made 10 appear to the salts
faction of the Governor that frauds and Irregular
ties have interviewed in the registration of voters in
such county, and the Governor shall make known
such fact and set aside said registration by proca-
nation.
SIC. 5. Be it further enacted, That any person
violating the provisions of The above sections by
voting or attempting to vote by virtue of certif-
cate Issued from registr alton declared null and
void, shall be guilty of misdemeanor and upon
conviction be fined not less than ten nor exceeding
one hundred dollars.
SEC. 6. Be 1t further enacted, That section 1922
of the Code be- and the same is hereby repealed SO
far as the same relates to the enrolling of State
prosecution by the Clerk.
SEC. Z. Be ID further enacted, That all laws re-
quring the Clerks of the various courts to afx the
seal Of their respective courts to the certificate Of
the Clerk to bills of cost in State prosecution be-
and the same is hereby repealed
SEC s. Be II further enacted That in any county
of this State where civil law suits have been re-
moved from the county in which they have been
originally brought shall be transferred back to the
comfy where they were originally brought upon
the atidavits of three unconditional Unioa men Of
the county where the suit was originally brought,
that justice can be dope all the parties, snd then
the same shall be tried as in other cases.
SEC. 9. Be it faTther enacted That in addition to
the property now exempt from execution, there
shall be exempt from punishment attachment or
execution, the wages of any person laboring for
compensation, to the extent and amount of one hum
dred dollars.
SEC. 10. Be IL further enacted, That where any
women shall die intestate leaving natural born
child children, whether also she leave q le-
ultimate child children otherwise, such natu-
raj born child or children shall take by the general
rules of descent and distribution equally with other
child or children the estate real and personal of his
her and their mother; and should either of such
children die intestate, without child, his or her
brother and sisters shall in like manner take his or
her estate.
Sec IL. BE IL further enacted That this act shall
take effect from after its passage
Passed March 9th, 1867.
j. S. MULLoY,
Speaker pro tenn of the House of Representatives.
JOSHUA B. FRIERsoN,
Speaker Of the Senate.
do certify that the above is true copy of the
original now on file in my Office.
A. j. FLETCHER
Secretary of State.