The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-08-16

'oE u hAs ienSLn OF time, &ppolnt three
disinterested persons, resi3leu in the
county, who, having been4 duly sworn,
shall proceed to appraise odd set off, by
metes and bounds, such hosiaestead, and
make return to hia,. IF lao complaint
shall be made b. any oredit it.or, or other
person interested, against ibid appraisal
and setting off of the homestead, within
thirty days after the rem Srn of the ap
praisers, the same shall be eonfirmed by
the Judge aud ordered accordingly {:
i'romdcR, That no appraasement shall
be made or return filed until the notice
has expired. Persona. prSperty, to the
extent and of the kind fhereiubefore
stated may be exempted aad set off in
like manner.
SEC .. That one third 1of the yearly
proceeds of every person, lot being the
head of family, of eveSy avocatlou,
without regard to valuati bu, character
or condition of products for earnings.
shall be exempted fromf attachment,
levy and sale, except to enforce the pay
ment of taxes
SIC. 10. That no Sheriff, constable.
or other officer, whose dtty it is to en-
force executions, shall pyoceed in any
other msnner than is pres9rihed in this
Act; and should any officet sell any real
estate, or sell oT 5sa..eseE apy personal
property, IN violation Of ghe provisions
of this Act, and of Section} 30 ofArticle
IL OF the constitution oil the State of
South Carolina, he shall pc guilty of
misdemeanor, and, on conyiction thereof.
shall, for the first offeusel DO fined in
sum not less than Eve i,3ndred dollars
(S500) nor more than onelthousand dol.
lars, 90 l0,) and, upon conviction, for
the second offensc, his 1office shall be
deemed vacant and, in ssfther case. h.
shall be liable, in dsmaaes, 20 the par
ties injured, for all injulies, by season
Of his wrongful levy or
SEC. IL. Appraisers alpP6ihscd to SGT
off the homes stead unden this Act shall
receive as compensation t3r such survice
two dollars each per davl aud Eve cents
mile for every mile of nd 4cess,ry travel
lhe Sheriff shall receive Hive dollars for
all services incidental toIsetting off the
homestead, but exclusive bf all recess,rv
disbnr emcnts. The Trial Justice or
other officer who qualities the appraisers.
shall receive for such service seventy
fvI cents, and five c,nts Ia mile for every
mile of necessary travel The foregoing
fees shall be paid by the officer exccut
ing the process, out OF the property of
,he debtor, or, in case Of the homestead
set off to he widow or minor children.
out of the estate of the deceased, by the
executor or administrator thereof: Pro
ride6 That tho officer, before setting off
the homestead ind exemption, in any
case, shall be entitled to demand and
receive from the plaintiff in execu.i,n,
IN advance, sum Of money sufficient to
cover tho Necessary fees and costs herein
allowed. Whenever a homestead is set
off, as provided in Section 8 Of this Act,
the Probate Judge shall receive as com
pensation five dollars for all services. in
cluding the record of the proceedings,
but excluding the advertising, which
shall not exteed FIVE dollars, and which
fees and costs shall be paid, in advance,
by the party claiming the homestead and
exemption.
SEC. l2. All Acts and parts of Acts
inconsistent with or supplied by this Act
be, and the same are hereby, repealed.
Approved February %, 1873.