The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-01-06
The Homestead Law.

An dot to prooide for laying off the Home
stead and setting apart the Personal Prop
erty exempted in taoor Of residents Of this
State6y article x. Of the State Constitution.
SECTION. ]. The General Assembly of
North Carolina do enact, That Whenever
any, resident of this State may desire to take
the beneft of the Homestead and Personal
Property Exemption, as guaranteed by Ar
ticle Z of the Constitution of this State.
such resident Tor his agent or attorney shall
apply to any Justice of the Peace of the
County in which he resides, and said Justice
OF the Peace shall appoint three disinterest-
Ell freeholders of the County, not connected
with said applicant, who shall, on notice
by order of said Justice, meet at the appli-
cant's residence, and after taking an oath to
do impartial justice in the case, before some
officer authorized by law to administer an
oath, lay off and allot to the applicant
homestead by metes and bounds, according
to the applicants direction, not to exceed
one. thousand dollars $4,000 in value. and
make descrip tive account of the same I'M
der their hand and seal, and return it to
the office of the Register of Deeds.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That said
freeholders shall assess of the personal prop
erty OF said applicant, to be by him select
ed, articles of personally not exceeding in
value the sum of five hundred dollars. and
make descriptive list of the same, and re-
turn it under their hand and seal to the of
flee of the Register of Deeds.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted. That it
shall be the duty of the Register of Deeds to
endorse on each of said returns the date
when received for registration and to cause
the'same to be registered without unneces-
sary delay. The said Register shall receive
for registering the said returns the same
fees that may be allowed him by law far
other similar or equivalent services which
ices snail be paid by said resident applicant
(ef bis agent or attorney upon the recep-
ton OF said returns by the Register.
Sec. 4 Be itt urther enacted. That at anv
time within twelve months after the recon,
ton OF said returns for registration. land
NOT after any creditor of said applicant
may, upon suggestion of fraud. move in the
SgqlpSerllor Court OF the said applicants Coun-
ty. 10 set aside and annul such lavino off Of
a.htmestead and setting apart of personality
The issue of fraud or no fraud shall ba trad
by jury at the same term of the Court nm. =
less the motion is continued for local canse
little issue be determined in favor of tbe
clealsor' ne Shall recover of the said appli-
; ans e sls court costs, and all the proceed
ting apart said personally shall be mil and
VOID IL the issue be decided in favor of
tne applicant aforesaid, the said applicant
snari recover OF the creditor his Court costs.
ana the setting off ofpersonalty, and aving
frmed. ''ei GU. oon-
sec S.,Be it further enacted, That this
Ssnail pe IN t0rce from and after its rati- 10
,o Bstifed the sand day of August, AID. +
LACE CoTToN.-A variety of cotton, called
laee cotton, is being introduced in some
Pafts OF Texas, and is likely to be exten-
siEeyaralsed-. 1t is said to be superior to
sny.othef variety for poor soil or tiplands
having strong, healthy growth, and Weld.
lng. heavily. Its strength is equal to strain
Oh seven ana an half pounds to each thread
wnile similar thread of tie best American
COTTON Will lift only five pounds. Those
W'io nave examined it say that it resembles
egyptian cotton, which is worth in Enc.
lahd a quarter more than american Gon1
results are anticipated from cultivation of
THIS varlety OF cotton. If it is successful II
may quite generally supercede the poorer
Qualities. and largely increase the income Of
the Southern planters.
TANNING Some time since was the il,
curry made, how to tan skins with the hair on
Any one can succeed in doing so by takina,
twp parts saltpetre and one of alum. nnly.rs
ling them well together, spread the skin
careful, fur side down, before it has oa.
drIed, apply the mixture evenly, being cave
ful4o touch every part in sufficient Quantity !
to wet. the surface after it dissolyes; doubt.
the flesh side and roll it up closely, put it in
a cool place ont of the way of the frost and
let 1t remain three or four days, perhaps,
according to the thickness then unroll, and
when itgets nearly dry, with dull knife A
remove the fat that may adhere in spots,
and a, little rubbing may make it pliable
and fit to use.-R0ston Cultipator. 5a