The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-08-23


territory partly in this State and
partly in such adjacent State or
States, and the levee commission
ers for such district or districts
shall possess all the powers provid-
ed by article 213 of this constitu-
ton.
HoMEsTEADs AND EXEMPTIONS.
There shall be exempt from seiz-
ure and sale by any process what
ever, except as herein provided,
the "homesteads" bona fide owned
br the debtor and occupied by
him, consisting Of lands, buildings
and appurtenances, whether rural
or urban; of every head of family,
or person having a mother or faith
er, a person or persons dependent
on him or her for support; also,
one work horse, one wagon or cart,
one yoke of oxen, two cows and
calves, twenty-five head Of hogs, or
one thousand pounds OF bacon or
its equivalent in pork, whether
these exempted objects be attached
to homestead or not, and on q
farm the necessary quantity OF corn
and fodder for. the current year,
and the necessary farming imple-
ments to the value of two Thousand
dollars.
Provided, that in case the home
stead exceeds two thousand dollars
in value the beneficiary shall be
entitled to that amount in case q
sale OF the homestead in any legal
process realizes more than thatsum.
No husband shall have the bene-
fit of homestead whose wife owns
and is in the actual enjoyment OF
property or means to the amount
of two thousand dollars.
Such exemptions to be valid
shall be set apart and registered
as shall be provided by law. The
benefit of this provision may be
claimed by the surviving spouse.or
minor child or children OF a de-
ceased beneficiary it in INDECENT
circumstances.
Laws shall be passed as early as
practicable, for the setting apart,
valuation and registration OF prop
erty claimed as a homestead.
Rights to homesteads or exemp-
tions under laws or contracts, or
for debts existing at the time OF
the adoption Of this constitution,
shall not be impaired, repealed or
affected by any provision OF this
constitution or any laws passed In
pursuance thereof. No court or
ministerial officer Of this State
shall ever have jurisdiction or au-
thority to enforce any judgment,
execution or decree against the
property set apart for homestead.
including such improvements as
may be made thereon from time to
time; provided, the property herein
declared to be exempt shall not
exceed in value two thousand dol
lars. This exemption shall not
apply to the following cases, to-wit:
|. For the purchase price OF said
property or any part thereof.
2. For labor and material furn-
ished for building. repairing or i'm
proving homesteads.
8. For liabilities incurred by any
public officer or fduciary or any
attorney at law for money collect-
ed or received on deposit.
4. For lawful claims for taxes or
5 The owner OF q homestead
shall at any time have the right to
his exemption by ad-
ding to an amount already set
apart which is less than the whole
amount Of exemption herein allow
ed, sufficient TO make bis home-
stead and exemption equal to the
whole amount allowed by this
9, The homestead shall not be
susceptible of mortgages. except
for the purchase price, labor aud
furnished for the bnild-
Ing, repairing or improving home.
stead; nor shall any renunciation
or waiver OF homestead rights or
exemptions be valid. The right to
sell any property which shall be
recorded as q homestead shall be
preserved, but no sale shall des-
troy or impair any rights Of eredi-
tays fhayain