The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-01-08

| Of theeproperty of any defendant
who has a family dependent upof
his or her laber, a dwelling house
! and appurtenances, and IF in the
country) twenty acres of land, OF
50 much thereof that the whole
] shall not, exceed in value the sum
! of $4,000 and in a town or city
the. Immediate lot upon which
such dwelling house is situated
! and necessary articles of furniture
apparel, Subsistence and -imple
ments of husbandrys trade or Other
! employment, to the value Of $500
| The homestead exemption shall
inure only to the benefit Of fami
lies. Ia other cases, the -exemp.
ton. shall extend only to clothing
! and implements,eftra trade or employ
ment usually followed blythe de.
fendant, of the value Of $780, The
exemptions hereby made shall moi
be waived or defeated by the act
Of any defendant who has a family
| dependent upon him or her for
support, and the exempted pro
! perty shall be ascertained and de-
fined by the sheriff or other officer
enforcing the execution, who shall
call to his aid two impartial citi-
zens, to, make the, necessary ap-
tpraisement, and shah make report
| thereof to the;eeurt.
T Paragraph K is hereby modified
so as to: authorize arrest in civil
actions-er contractu only in cases
| where the demand is past due,
and the defendant has been guilty
| of fraud in contracting the debt
sued for, Or has removed or dis
posed Of his property, or is about
to do so, with intent to defraud
his creditors, or is about to leave
the State with such intent: !,
Paragraph XFIis,amended BY
adding thereto:
All proceedings in any court of
North Carolina, or South Carolina,
recognizing or sanctioning the in
vestinent of the funds Of minor
heirs, or of females, or of insane
psrsosss, ia ee.srstt ;:es-efe *s!..s-
late rebel Government Or the Sc
curitics ofthe State of North Caro-
lima OF South Carolina, created for
the purpose Of carrying on war
against the Government of the
United States will be suspended
until the question of the validity
of such investments shall have
been determined by the courts of
the United States, or by national
And nothing IN the
provisions Of this order, or of the
Order No. 10 above cited, shall be
held to bar or hinder the recovery,
BY suit, of the estate OF. any minor
heir, female or insane, person,
(cestui que trust,) whether in the
Hands of executors, administra-
tors, trustees. guardians, masters
or clerks of equity courts, and
other fduciary"agents; Or invested
by them in their fdueiary charac-
ter.
F. II. General Orders No. rs, Of
May 20; 1867, is. revoked; and On
and after the first day Of January,
1863, the distillation of spirituous
liquors i'm this Military District,
will: be subject to such restric-
tions only as are imposed by the.
laws of the United States, and Of
the States of North and South
Carolina, respectively.
Ill. Paragraphs VI and VII of
General Orders No. 80, dated May
80, 1867, are revoked; and the
power TO grant license for the sale
ofspirituous or Intoxicating liquors
is remitted to the proper local au-
thorities, to. take effect on and
after the first day of January,
1858, and to be subject to the fol-
lowing conditions;
: I. The municipal authorities in
granting the license, shall be
answerable that the parties to
whom such licenses are granted,
together with their sureties, shall
be responsible persons, and of
good moral standing in the COM
munity, and that both principal
and sureties shall be able to quail
fy individually in double the
amount of the bond required, and
that the bond shall be lien upon
the personal property Of both
principal and sureties, and upon
proof Of default shall warrant the
summary seizure and sale Of so
much of the property of either or
both, as may be necessary to satis=
fy the forfeiture or fine and costs.
2. Drunkenness or disorderly
conduct On the premises, shall
work the forfeiture of the license
and of the penalty Of the bond.
3. The owner or keeper Of any
bar-room, saloon or other place at
u