The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-08-21
HOmesteads and Exemption.

ART. 2lS. There shall be exempt from seiz-
ure and sale by any process whatever except
as herein provided, the ''homesteads" bona
tde owned by the debtor and occupid by him,
consisting of lands, buildings and appurtenan-
ces, whether rural or arban; of every head of
family, or person having a motheror father,
person or persons depending upon him or
her for support; also, one work horse one
wagon cart, 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 Articles be at
tached to homestead or not, and on a farm
the necessary quantity of corn and fodder for
the current year, and tue necessary farming
implements to the value of two thousand dol
lars.
Provided that in case the homestead exceeds
two thousand dollars in value the beneficiary
shall be entitled to that amount in case a sale
OF tie homestead under any legal process real
ICES more than that sum.
No husband shall have the benefit ola home
stead 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 deceased beneficiary if i'll in
dignant circumstances.
ART. 2l9. Laws shall be passed as early as
practicable, for the setting apart, val
uatlon and registration OF property claimed
as homestead. Rights to homesteads or ex-
emptions 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constitution, shall not be impaired, repealed or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 authority to enforce
any Judgment, execution or decree against
the property set apart for a homestead includ-
6E do
thereon from time to time; provided, the prop
erty herein declared to be exempt shall not ex-
| coed in value two thousand dollars.
This exemption shall not apply to the fol-
! lowing cases, to wit:
|. For the purchase price of said property
or any part thereof.
,. For labor and material furnished for
| building, rePairing or improving homesteads
| 3. For liabilities incurred by any public
officer or tiiduciary or any attorney at law for
money collected or collected or received on
deposit.
L. For lawful claims for taxes or assess
ments.
s. The owner of homestead shall at any
time have the right to supplement- his exempt
ion by adding to an amount already set npart
which is less than whole amount of exemption
herein allowed, sufficient to make his home
stead and exemption equal to the whole amount
allowed by this constitution.
g. The homestead shall not be susceptible o.
mortgage. except for the purchase price, labol
and material furnished for the building, re
pairing or improving homestead nor shall an!
remuneration or waiver of homestead rights o.
exemptions be valid. The right to sell an.
property which shall be recorded as home
stead shall be preserved, but no sale shall de
stroy or impair any rights Of creditors therein
ART. 800. Equitable laws shall be passed
for the protection of creditors against thu
fraudulent claims of debtors, for the punish
ment of fraud and for reaching property ant
funds of the debtor cancled from the creditor