Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-02-07
The New Constitution OF \ IT.

SlHi9 Pio'ioeo'
Section lst Every householder or head OF
family shall be entitled, in addition to the ara
cles now exempt frnm,Ievy or distress Tor rem.
to hold exempt from levy, seizure, glrnlihee
Dg or sale under any execution, order. or pro
cess, issued on any demand for any debt here
tofore or hereafter contracted his real and per;
sonal property, either, including money: and
debts due him, whether heretofore or hereafter
acquired or contracted, to the value OF not eA
creding two thousand dollars, to be selected ny
him provided that such exemption shall h"'
extend to any execution, order or other process
issued on any demand in the following c:H'S
1T. For The purchase price OF said property
or any part thereof.
ID. For services rendered Ly a lahnrlng per
son or mechanic.
3D. For liabilities incurred b. any rnGc
officer OF court, or any hdnclary or aHT At
tOrney at law. Tor money collected.
4th For lawful claim Tor any IaXail1n" 'r
assessments accrulng alter the hrsE dlV oil 1u"H'
1866
5lb For rent hereafter accrupg
9Th. For the legal and taxable lees Of ay
public officers or officers OF the conrt, hereafter
accruiUg.
Section %. The foregoing section shall not
be construed ~ suhiectlng the property hereby
exempted, or any p0rtion thereof, TO any her by
reason OF any execution levied Oh property
which has been subsequently restored to the de-
fcndapt, or Judgment rendered or dOckctrd Oh
or after the eth day OF April, 1861, and before
the 4th day OF April, 1866 except de hts oI the
character mentioned in either Of the above lIr"'
three exceptions.
Section >. Nothing contained in this artlti'
shall be construed to interfere with the sale r
the property aforesaid, Ut any portion thereof
by virtue OF any mortgage, deed "t truss, pledge
or other security thereon.
The General Assembly is directed at lis tirst
session to prescribe Tin what manner, and oil
what conditions the said householder or head o!
family shall set apart and hold for himself
and family homestead out of any property
hereby exempted, and may, in its discretion.
determine in what manner and on what cnndl-
tons he may thereafter hold, Tor the bench. o'
himself and family, such parsOna property n
he may have, and coming within The 0Xemp'lo"
| hereby made.
BOLD ROBBERY. -Onc OF the bolIe-t rob
berries we have had to record for lon. time
was perpetrated on Thursday night last, on the
premises of Capt Thornton TripIctt, who Tor
| merly resided in Alexandria, his chamber Itself
being entered, and quantity OF vaIuabIrs snc'
cessfulIy carried off, On retiring Tor the night,
CAPT T., as was his custom, made secure the
doors and windows OF his chamber, but OH
| awaking in the morning, he iound Que ol the
| windows hostcd, and held in lis place ty
| billet OF wood Surmsing, at once, that some
bold intruder had been at work, he tt once
locked about him, when, 10 he discovered
that all OF his wearing apparel, including coat,
pants, vest, and even his neck tic, hal beer
| carried off-as well az 4 valuable watch, and
some Of Mrs Triplctt's clothing which Was II
| the same room. a light was burning in an AZ
| Joining apartment during the night. which
| threw its reflection into the chamber, and thu,
furnished the thief with the opportunity {.
make his selection from the articles which leIi
under his view. The strctcSt Investigation
! has 80 far failed to trace the bold thl:t.-LgHCh.
| bWg Republican,
| WASHINGTON ITEMS. A meeting Of prom
inent gentlemen mostly Republicans" who
I are onposed TO the present management OF mn
| nciua affairs, and demand reform, was held
on Saturday night. There was large attcnd
ance, and constitution was adopted and an
address to the republicans OF Washington was
| Issued The opposition to MIR. Bowen IL now
| we'll organized, and that, too, by men who were
| formerly hi, most earnest supporters.
The Till OF Senator Pomcroy, for the suppress
sion of the liquor traffic in the District, meet
with the appreciation Of a large class OF citizens
and is is suggested that the Senator continue
his reform movement by a dive into the r"-'au-
rant Of the House wing Of the capitol, ~ Irh Il
view to the suppression OF the aalc OF intoxl-
eating liquors therein.
1t is said that President Grant has subscribed
$500 to the New Fra, u weekly paper edited
by Sclla Martin, cJlured, and published IN
| Washington city, in the interests Of the color
orcd people This is doubtful, Newspapers
are apt to be bad Investment and this would
be throwing money away.