Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1880-01-22
THE HOMESTEAD.
Terms of the Proposed Constitutional
: l~- Amendment f

Terms Of the Proposed Constitutional
+ l" Amendment. .z 4
joint Resolution, proposing ap
Amendments to Section 80, Arti-
Gle II, of the, Constitution Of the
T State of South Carolina, relating to
homestead and providing that The
benefits Of a Homestead Exemption
may be shared equally by all class
es Of Citizens.
Be it Resoluedby the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the
State Of South Carolina, now met
and sitting in General Assembly, and
by the authority Of the same: IA
That the following amendment tc
the Constitution of the United States
be submitted to the qualified electo.s
of the State at the next general eleci
tion, and if mojority Of the elect rs
qualified to vote for members OF the
General Assembly voting thereon
shall be in favor of.zsuch amendment,
and two thirds of each branch Of the
next General Assembly shall, after
such election and before another,
ratify the same amendment by yeas
and nays, it shall be u plrt Of the
Constitution, to wit: Taat Section
80, Article II, of the Constitution Of
this Stale be and is hereby stricken
out, and the following inserted in
!!sn !!isreof::
"The General Assembly shall en-
act such laws as will exempt fran at
tachment and sale un'ler any mense
or final process issued from any Court
to the head of any family reaidingin
this Stale q homestead in lands,
swh .ther held in fee or any lesser es-
tate, not to exceed in value one
thousand dollars, with The yearly
products thereof, and every head of
a family residing in this State, wheth-
er entitled to an exemption in lands
or not, personal property not to ex.
ceed IN value the sum Of five hundred
dollars, provided, th~t in case Of any
woman having a separate estate shall
be married to the head OF q family who
h.snot his own sufficient property to
constitute homestead, as hereinbc-
f,re provided, said married woman
shall be entitled to like exemption
as provided for a 'he,d ofa family ::
ProuuzsdEutbsr, ,tthore shall not be
an allowance of more than one thous-
AMI dollars worth of real estate, and
more than five hundred dollars
worth cfparsonal property to the hns'
b md and wife ioinIJy; prorI1a1, that
a., ..s,=-I--il-E..- A----'-s
t,chment, levy or sale for Likes Or for
p.ymant Of obligations co llrlctsl
for the pnrcl Use OF sail homestead
or the erection Of improvements
thareon. Provide | further, tlllt the
yearly products Of such homestead
shall not be exempt from attachment,
levy or sale for the payment OF obi
cations contracted in the production
of the same.
1t shall be the duty Of the General
Assembly at their first session 10 en-
force the provisions OF this section by
suit,b!c Legislation. That +h' les
ii ~ ci adopting this amanlment
s'laii b. submitted t. lie t.laat Ms ~
fo!aws: Those i'll favor OF the
amendment shall deposit y b';lot
with the following words rrintc | or
written thereon Constitutional
amendment relating tn homestead
Yes" Those opposed 10 sud amend
ment shall cast IL ballot with the fol-
lowing words printed or written tlere
on: constitutional amendment re-
lltingto homestead, No"
Approved 23rd December, 1879.