The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-02-20

HEADQUARTERS Second Military District,
CHARIEsroN S. G., December 81, 1867, !
General Orders No. 49,
r PARAGRAPH II OF GENERAL ORDERS NO.
10, from the Headquarters of the Second Military
District, dated April l. 1867, is modified as follows;
Judgments or decrees for the payment OF money
on causes of acton arising in North Carolina between
the goth day of MAY, 1s6l and the Goth day OF April
1865 and in South Carolina between the 10th day OF
December, 1860, end the 2sth day Of April, 1885,
ehall not be enforced, by execution, against the
person or properly of the defendant. Proceedings
for such causes of action now pending shall be
stayed and no suit or process shall be instituted or
commenced Oh such causes of action until after the
civil government of the respective States shall DO es-
tablished in accordance to tho laws OF the United
States.
Paragraph Ill OF the same order is modified as
| follows:
Sheriffs coronors and constables, are hereby d.
rected to suspend the sale Of all property upon exc
cution or process under any judgement or decree OF
court of the so called Confederate States, or OF the
State oil North Carolina rendered between the 2oth
day OF May 1861 and the organization OF the provl-
sional government of said State, under the Presidents
proclamation of the 29th day OF April 1865, or OF the
State of South Carolina rendered between the 10Th
day of December 1860, and tn o organization OF the
provisional government Of the said State under the
Presidents proclamation of the S0th day OF June.
1865 unless the written consent of the defendant DO
entered ofreeord, and except in cases where the
plaintiff, or his attorney, upon oath, supported by
corroborative testimony shall aege that the defen-
dant is disposng Of, removing, or about to remove
his property beyond the jurisdiction of court with
intent to defraud his credtors Prouided hatno such
Judgment so rendered, within the periods aforesaid
shall be bar to the commencement, in State
court, of new suit upon the cause of action in
auy case in which, by law the defendant may remove
or appeal The same to court of the United states
The sale of real or personal property, by forecos'
ure Of mortgage is likewise suspended In the cases
embraced in Paragraphs II and III Of said Order No.
o. as above amended, except in cases where interes
money accruing subsequent to the 29th day OF April
1885, shall not have been paid before the day OF sale
and all previous restrictions on such sales are re-
voked.
Paragraph w of the same order is modified by
substituting the 2sth day of April 1866. for the 18th
day of May, 1885.
Paragraph V of The same order is modified as
| follows
all proceedings for the recovery of money on con-
tracts whether under seal or by paro the conside-
ration of which was the purchase of slaves. made
subsequent to the first day Of January, 1853, arc sus-
pended. Judgments or decrees entered for such
causes of action shall not be enforced
Paragraph VII of the same order is modified as
follows:
In all sales of property under execution or by
order of any court there shall be reserved out OF the
property of any defendant who has family depend
ent upon his or her labor dwelling house and ar-
purtenances and ff in the country twenty acres OF
land or much thereof that the whole shall not ex
ceed in value the sum of two thousand dollars; and
in town city, the immediate lot upon which such
dwelling house is situated; and necessary articles OF
urniture, apparel, subsistence and implements of
husbandry, trade or other employment to the value
of five hundred dollars. The homestead exemption
shall inure only to the benefit of families In other
cases. the exemption shall extend only to clothing
aud implements of trade or employment usually
followed by the defendant, of the value cftwo hun
dred dollars The exemptions hereby made shall
not be waived or defeated b. the oct OF any defen-
dant who has family dependent upon him or her for
support and the exempted property shall be ascer-
tanned and defined by the sheriff or other officer en-
forcing the execution, who shall call to hls alo TWO