The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-03-06

THE Poor MANS LAw-Everybody
is poorin these days, and therefore, every
body will be interested in reading the fol-
lowingact passed by the Legislature, show
ing what property shall be exempt from
distress or levy. The following is a
copy of the bill +:
Be 1t enacted By the General assembly,
That the 33d section Of chapter 40 Of the
Code of Virginia Of 1890, be amended
and re enacted so as to read as follows !:
In case of a husband, parent, or other
person who is a housekeeper and head Of
family, there shall be exempt from dis
tress or levy the following articles, or so
much or SO many thereof as the party
may have; 1st, the family Bible I'd,
family pictures, school books and library
for the use Of the family, not exceeding
enc hundred dollars in value Sd, seat
OF pew in any house OR place CT public
worship; 18th, lot in any burial ground ;
9th, all necessary wearing apparel Of the
debtor and family; all beds, bedsteads,
and bedding necessary for the use Of such
family all stoves and appendagss put up
and kept for the necessary use Of the
family. not to exceed three: 9th, one cow
one horse, six chairs, one table, six knives,
six forks, six plates, twelyes spoons, two
dishes, two basins, one pot, one oven, six
pieces Of wood or earthenware, one loom
and its appurtenanccs, one safe CT press,
one spinning wheel, one pair Of cards, one
r.
bushels of wheat or one barrel of flour, two
hundred pounds Of bacon or pork, three
hogs, ten dollars in value of forage or hay,
one cooking stove and utensils for cooking
herewith, and one sewing machine, and
in case Of a mechanic, the tools and utcn-
sis of his trade, not exceeding one hun
dred dollars in value.
If the debtor be at the time actually en-
gagged in the business ofagriculture, there
shall be exempt from such distress or levy,
while he is so engaged, one yoke Of OK
en-, or pair Of horses or mules in lieu
thereof, with the necessary gearing, one
wagon or cart, two plows, one drag, one
harvest cradle, one pitch fork, one rake,
two iron wedges. All Of which articles in
tended to be exempted by this act shall be
chosen by the head Of the family, his agent
OF representative; provided, that the pro-
visions of this act shall not extend to dis
tress made for taxes, county and parish
levies and provided further, that upon all
contracts made and entered into before the
passage of this act only so much OF the
above mentioned property shall be exempt
from distress or levy as are hereby exempt
ed under the provisions of the said thirty
third and thirty fourth sections OF chapter
forty-nine of the Code Of eighteen hundred
and sixty.
This act shall be in force from its pas
sage.
PAPER PANTALErTs.- Among the new
devices Of the day are paper pantaletts to-
ladies' A company has been organized a
Mechanics Falls, Me-, to manufacture Der
4 ders to ladies' drawers and childrens pan
taletts-an ornamental appearance to b.
but tened to the garment, which may b.
readily replaced when solled.
At Fourth of July celebration in Mar
ion county, Iliiaois. young lady ofere'
the following toast
The young men of America-thei5 arm
our support; oar arms their reward, La
in-men, fall in.
Fl A man who has wife or sweetheal
, named Lie is not to be believed in any
/ thing, for he's always sure to tell LIZ
about avnrrt hintr