The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-09

list oellVtrcut npQ lno pm1ANh maue
By the wife, With tho same sffee. as il
made by the husband. 1.-THE creditor
his agent or attorney demand nppraiSs'
mOns thereof, tive diIiutorestsi house
holders OF the neighborhood shall be
chosen, one by the dsbtsr and the
ether BIZ the creditor, bis agent or at.
tornsy, and these two, Il they cauuOt
agree, shall select a third but i
either fail to choose an appraiser, or il
The two fail to select = third, or II one
or moro Of the appraisers fail to act
the officer shall Gil the vacancy,
The appraisers shall forthwith pro-
coed to make Z list, by separate items,
Of tho personal estate selected by the
debtor to tho value oitWo hundred
dollars rs near as may be, afiixing to
each item the value they may agree on,
and nnn,1ing to the list their affidavit
to the following effect: 1--WE Solcmnly
swear that to tho best Of our judgment,
the above 10 a fair cash valuation Of
tho property therein described which
affidavit shall DO signed BY two ap-
praisOrs at least, and be certified TO by
some person authorized to administer
oashs. The list shall be delivered to
tho officer holding the execution or
other process and ba by him annexed
to and made part Of bis return; and
the property therein specified shall DO
exempt from lSvy and sale, and the
other personal estate Of the debtor 70.
main subject thereto. Tho officer shall
also annex, IS part Of his return, the
first list specified 10 this seelion; and
10 case no spprailcment be required be
shall return the second list mentioned
in said section in like manner. And
any officer who shall soil any property
SO claimed a. exempt, after tue proyis.
ions Of this section. have boon complied
With BY the debtor or bis wife, shall
torfei. to such debtor three times the
value Of the property 50 sold, which
forfeiture may DO recovered in any
court having Jurisdiction in tho case.
4. The appraisers shall each DO en-.
titled to City cents, to be paid BY the
creditor, ifit appear that tho property
claimsd by the debtor as exempt did
not exceed two hundred dollars in val.
10; otherwise to be paid by the debtor.
s. After the death ola husband or
parent residing 10 this State, his widow
aue minor children, or such Ofthsm as
there may DO, may select personal ss-
tate Of the deceased not exceeding two
hundred dollars in value, and hold The
same exempt from execution or other
process for any debt contracted or LA.
bility arising out Of contract incurred
by tie deceased ia bis life time. But
the personal representative, or any
creditor Of the deceased may have the
personal estate 90 selected, appraised
as prescribed 10 the last.threS sections,
and With like effect; and no greater
amour. than two hundred dollars Of
the personal estate Of the deceased
shall be exempt by reason Of this and
the four preceding sections; and If,
during bis lifetime he had set apart
personal estate 10 be exempt from exc.
eu.ion aud other process, the same
shall DO subject thereto after his
death, 20 far as no. selected as afore-
said BY his widow and minor children,
or such Of them as there may DO.
9th. No exemption claimed under
the provisions Of this act shall affect or
impair any claim for the purchase
money Of tho personal estate in respect
to which such exemption is claimed or
any claim for work or labor performed
in a family as a domestic, or any vol
uutIry lien on such estate given by
the owner thereof, or any proceeding
for the collection Of taxes on county,
district or township leriss, or any debt
created for funeral expenses, or any
claim where the debtor is removing or
about to remove bis property out Of
this State with intent to dsfraud his
creditors, or for rent due upon lease
which has not boon due more than one
year provided. that the voluntary
| lien above mentioned, when given BY
q husband, must DO joined in BY his
wife, and acknowledged before the
clerk Of the county court by both, or
before justice Of the peace, and BY
him certified to the clerk Of said court.
who shall in either case record tho
sane, for which ho may charge q fc'
0fs5 cents.
7th. Tho county court Of tho coun.
~, or the judge thereof in vaesticn, OF
The county court on motion Of the rar.
~ aggritysd, may set aside any ap-
pra.sInsut ms DO as Aforesaid, aud or
der a now appraissmont to be made
and returned, and appoint appraisers
for that purps,S, and make such order
respecting The costs as may be deemed
Just.
s. Any huIband or parent residing
10 this State, or the infant children Of
deceased parents, may hold home.
stead Of the value Of ono thousand dol.
lars; provided that such homestead
exemption shall in no wise affect debts
or liabilities existing on the twenty
second day OfAygust, eighteen hun.
bred aud ssTcnty..wO: and provided
further, that no property shall be eI-
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