The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1873-04-03

Acts ana OOWt heso'"'e""' l
General Assan,Jy at the Session Of 1917
-'73.
An ACT to amend an act entitled can Act
to grant, renew and amend the Charters Oh
certain Towns and Villages therein mon
toned"
BE it enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the State of South Caro-
lima. now met and sitting in General Assem-
bly. and by the authority of the same:
SECTION /. That section of an act en-
titled "an act to grant, renew and amend the
charters of certain towns and villages there
| in mentioned" approved March 8, 1871, be-
and the same is hereby, amended by striking
out on the fifth line. the words Fourth Monday
in March, 1871. and insert the words "on
the fourth Monday in April, 1873.
APPROVED January 20, A. d. 1873.
An Act to amend section g., chapter ii l.,
l of the General Statutes.
Be it enacted by the Senate aud House OF
Representatives of the State Of South Caro-
lima, now met and sitting in General As
|, scmbly, and by authority of the same:
SECTION i. That section three OF chapter
one hundred and eleven of the general statutes
which requires that the board Of jury conf
missionsrs shall prepare jury list IN each
county, in the month Of January OF each
year, be SO amended as to make it lawful for
the said board to prepare the jury list tor
the counties of Lexington, Spartanburg and
Edge6eld, during the year 1873, before the
10th of March of Said year.
Approved February 16, A. d. 1873.
An Act to revise aud amend mn act entitled
.'an act to reduce all acts and parts of acts
to determine and perpetuate the homestead
into one act and to amend the same.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives oi the State of South Caro-
lima, now met and sitting in General Assem-
bly,, and by the authority of the same:
SECTION l. The family. homestead of the
head of each family residing in this State,
such homestead consisting ofdweliing house,
outbuidings and lands appurtonent, not to
exceed the value of one thousand dollars,
and yearly product thereof, shall be exempt
from attachment, levy or sale, on any mesne
or final process issued from any court upon
any Judgment obtained npon any right OF
action, whether arising previous or subse-
quent to the ratification of the constitution
of the State of South Carolina aud it shall
be the duty of the sheriff, or other officer,
before executing any process against the real
estate of any head of a family resident IN this
State, to cause homestead, as above stated,
to be set of to said person in the manner
following, to wit: He shall cause thred
appraisers to be appointed, ono tobe named
by the creditor, ono by the debtor, and one
by himself, who shall be discreet and dis
interested men, and in nowise related to eth
er party, resident in the county, and who
shall be sworn by.a trial justice. or other
officer authorized by law to administer oaths,
to impartially appraise and set off, by meteS
|, and bounds, homestead, not to exceed In
value one thousand dollars; and said ap-
praisers shall make return of their action in
the premises, under their hands and seals,
10 the sheriff or other officer, within ten days
after the assignment and set-off is made for
record in court, giving the mctes and bounds,
as we'll as the value of the homestead SO set
| off, for which purpose tAay shall be author
lied to call in the aid of~surveyor, if they.
or majority of them, deem it necessary.
And if no complaint shall be made by either
, party, within thirty days after the return of
the appraisers has been fled, the proceed
ings in the case shall be final: Irosnted,
That, upon good cause shown, within thirty
DAYS after filing the return Of said apprals,
ers the court out of which the process issued
may order reappraisement and reassign-
ment ofthe homestead by other appraisers
appointed by the court: And prornfed,
farthcr, That should the creditor or debtor
neglect or refuse, after ten days notice from
the officer in whose hands the process is
lodged, to nominate an appraiser. then the
said officer shall appoint the same. =.
SECTION =. That when thirty days shall
have elapsed after the filing the return of
said appraisers, setting off homestead to
any debtor, according to the provisions of
section of this act, and no good cause has
been shown, or exceptions filed, against
! Sucn return, sucIl ueDtoi H"y nav Su"" ~
turn recorded in the Office Of the register OF
mesne conveyance of the county in which
the same is located and, upon such return
being so recorded in thirtythrec days after
the proceedings have become final, the title
to the home stead 50 set off and assigned
shall be forever discharged from all debts Of
said debtor then existing OF thereafter con-
tracted.
SECTION 3. That whenever in the assign
ment of homestead, AZ provided in section
l Of this act the appraisers shall find that
the premises, including the dwelling house
and out houses, exceed the value ofone thous-
and dollars, and that the same cannot be
divided without injury to the remainder,
they shall mako and sign, under oath, an ap
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