Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-10-21
The Homestead Amendment.

The General Assembly on December %.
1879, adopted n joint Resolution "proposinp
an amendment to Section 80, Article II Of
the Constitution of tho State Of South Caro>
lima relating to Homestead and providing
that tho benefits of Homestead exemption
may be shared equally by oil classes Of cii-
zcns." This amendment, which will be
submitted to the qualified voters of the State
at TIE General Election in November next, is
as follows:
"rl,at Scctiou 80, Article II of tho Con.
stitution of this Sta,o DO. and is hereby,
stricken out. and tho following inscr' cd in
lieu thereof: Tho General Assembly will
enact such laws as will exempt from attach,
mont and sale under any mesne or final pro-
ccss issued from any Court to the head Of
any family residing in this State honest end
in lands, whothor held in fec or any lesser
estate. not to exceed in value ono thousand
dollars, with the yearly products thereof
and cyory head of IL family residing in this
State. whether entitled TO II homestead ex-
emption in lands or not, personal property
not to exceed in value tho sum Of five hun
dred dollars:
Pooidcd. Thnt in case my woman hasin q
q separate estate shall be married TO
the head of q family who has not of his own
sufficient property to constitute homestead
as hereinbeforc provided, said married wo-
man shall be entitled to u like exemption us
provided for the head Of family
ITordcd. .further, That there shall not be
an allowance Of mure than one thousand
dollars worth Of real estate and more than
hso hundred dollars worth OF personal prop.
ertv to the husband and wife Jointly
PFo0idcd .furthcr, That no property shall
be exempt from attachment, levy or sale for
taxcs, or for payment of Obligations con-
tractcd Tor the purchase of said homestead
or the erection Of improvements thereon.
Ifocided JHrther. Tia, tho yearly products
OF said homestead shall not be exempt from
attachment, levy or sulo FOR tho payment of
obligations contracted in the production or
raj Assembly at their first session to enforce
the provisions Of this Section by suitable
legislation"
The intention Of the amendment is to
remedy thc inequality or injustice which the
present Homestead law. ns applied by the
Courts, occasionally works Under the
amendment the exemption of 81 900 in lands
and 5000 in personal property il absolute.
an the wife who has IL Separate estate i. en-
titled to the exemption, if tho head Of tho
family have not sufficient props
orty. No property, howcrcr, is exempt from
levy or sale. 70: taxes, nr for pny,ncrt uf OBJ
legations contracted for tho purchase Of the
homestead or for improvements; and the
yearly products arc not exempt from attnch-
mcnt, &c.. for tho payment Of obligations
contracted in their production. There is no
opposition to the proposed amendment that
we havo heard Of Indeed, it has not been
mentioned ~, IN our rcrortsof campaign speeches
The voters in favor Of The amcudmcns must
take caro- to SEQ that on their ballots are
tho words Constitutional amendment rclat-
ing to Homestead, eyes" as n majority of
the whole vote is required !or its adoption.
Charleston NcwS and Courier.