Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-06-20

homestead shall be subject to attach
ment, levy and sole, to secnre or en-
force the payment of obligations con-
tracted in the production of the same;
but the court issing the process there
for shall certify thereon that the same
is issued for said purpose, and no other.
Sec 8. The widow and minor chill
dren of any deceased father or hus.
baud shall be entitled to the right of
homestead. When widow or minor
children are entitled to an estate or
right of homestead, the same shall be
Set off, and the title executed to the
parties entitled by the Judge OF the
Probate Court, who shall appoint three
disinteresten persons. resident in The
county, who, having been duly sworn,
shall proceed to appraise and Set out,
by metes and bounds, such homestead,
and make return to him. II no COM
plant shall be made against said ap-
praisal and setting out OF the home
stead, within thirty days thereafter by
any party interested therein, the same
shall be confirmed by the Judge, and
ordered accordingly.
Sec. 8. That Une-third of the an
nual products ofagricultural laborers,
mechanics, artisans and trddesmen of
every description, without regard to
valuation, character or condition OF
products or earnings, shall be exempt
from attachment, levy and sale, except
to enforce the pay ment of taxes.
Sc. 10. That no Sheriff, Constable
or other officer, whose duty it is to en-
force executions, shall proceed in any
other manner than is prescribed in this
act.
Sec. II. Should any officer sell any
real estate, or sell or remove any per-
sonal property of the head of any fam
lily, whether the head of suchfamily is
a tree holder or not, without his or her
consent, in violation Of the provisions
of this act and Of section 32 Of Article
2 of The Constitution of the State Of
South Carolina, he shall be deemed
guilty of malfeasance in office; and, on
conviction thereof, shall, for the first
0tfeese, be fined in a sum not less than
five hundred 5000 dollars, nor more
than one thousand tI000l dollars; and
for the second offense, shall be dis
missed from office; and iu either case,
shall be liable to the parties for all in
juries by reason ofhis wrongful levy or
sale.
Sc. y. Appraisers appointed TO
set out the homestead, under this act
shall receive, as compensation, two
dollars, each, per day, and five cents
mile for every mile necessarily travel
ed, sor such services. The Trial JUS
tice, OF Justice of the Peace, who quail
flies the appraisers. shall receive s.v-
euty- five crnts, and five cents a mile
for every mile necessarily Travelled, for
such services. The foregoing fees shall
be paid by the officer executing the pro-
cess out of the property OF the debtor;
or, in case of the homestead set out to
widow or minor children, out Of the
estate Of the deceased, by the executor
or administrator thereof. The Sheriff
is hereby authorized TO retain two and
one half per cent on every one hundred
dollars deposited with him, as directed
by this act, as compensation for rtceiv-
ing and paying out moneys so depos-
tied.
SEC. l3 All acts or parts Of acts,
Inconsistent with this act, or supplied
by it, be, and the same are hereby,
repealed.
Approved March 13, 1872.