Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29

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moi o.l,.l.tpI exemptions except
tmtIl, l.tl,.u' Uc nm'nln.,ut.
'.iu. c.n-.tns Of oa' -rru
"i r.l- I.p.'. " .Acu. 80 a h.t-,.
eud uu.c. with hnir,-~. ,nc wagon.
truck. cart 90 draw. lcsil,s th,
hon"-'",i II ,h'n sheds great
t'ni- "f anguish over the poor man,
Who = n1rns dare uui contract IA
debt. that ho cannot surely pay
when due. just A. If every merchant
80 iiad't V'to - shark who would
,'t, upon " the TOOLS Of the inc
chauic. iirncf aud logger. the books
II the professional man. the sewing
machine uf the iro-smakor. OF the
coffin 81 the dead man. any more
than they have lowed upon property
no. exempt 10y law
IA the mnl,ef il one II vital inter
est 10 NIL. nnd the f"nrrr 40 ruth
lcssly knocks the prop from the
ch,oi hope Of the poor man IN al.
yoisity. We quote the section Of the
Code IA full. with the late amend
mont. and give what we conceive TO
be common sense. If not legal. in-
depreciation Of the intent Of the law.
making power. On pago 81 Of the
Code We read.
See. az The follow ing pr"pcrt, shall
10 exempt from execution 90 attachment
except a- ~ hereinafter specially prosid-
ell
Al wearing apparel Of every person
or family
q Al private libraries. family pictures
anu kcep-akc-
.. 10 each householder. one bed and
bedding, aud uu" additional bed aud bed
hing Tor every twu members of the fam-
ny, anl uthcI household goods and uten.
sis aud furniture, not exceeding one hun.
drcd aud htiy dollars coin IN value
v To each householder. two cows with
thcir calves, ave swine. two stands of
bees, Twenty-Five domestic fowls and
provisions snd iuol Tor the comfortable
maintenance of such ho,sehnld,r uud
hnils Tor sv months.
Ft"riied, That Ia ease such householder
shall not po-se~~, 90 shalt not desire 10 re-
TAIN the animals named nioVe. he NAV
select from his property aud retain other
property, not tn exceed one hundred and
INV dollars coin Ia value.
D. Ioa FARMER. ono span OF horses. or
mules. With harness, or two yok, of oxen
WIN Nokcs aud chains. and one wagon:
also farming utensils actually used anout
the farm, not exceeding In value two hun.
dred dollars In coin.
u. To mechanic. the tools and jnstr,-
nent. used To- carry On his trade for tho
support of himself aud family; also ma
terisl not exceeding In value i've hundred
dollars IN coin.
!. fn physician. his library. not To ex.
ceed ~ value Ave hundred dollars In
coin. also ono horse and buggy. the In.
struments used la his prnc' icr and n,cdi.
zines MOI exceeding In value two hundred
dollar. IN coin.
To attorneys, clcrgymcn and other
professional men. their libraries not cx-
'e,uins hVc hundred dollars IN coin
value, also office furniture, f,,cI and .,,.
ton.iy not exceeding IN value two hun.
drrd dollars Ia coin.
y. All hrsarins kept for the use OF any
person az family, ''
Nv, ly any person n canoe. skin ar small
heai' With it, nar-, sails and rigging moi
rsr".hinR In value any dollars m coin.
~. To person engaged in ljubtcriuy
for his support or TINT of his family, one
~ MOI" iiRh'sir hafRes or scow- aud "a !
small boat with oars, sails aud rjuuinv
not exceeding in the aggregate two Iun.
ufed and my dollars in coin value
W 10 "a tainstef or drayman Engaged
!or his support aud that OF his family, his
team. The word team IN this sulrii,,sion
fncans span of horses. harness. and one
wagon or iray.
". To person engaged In the business
o. Ing1ing. Tor his support and that of his
IsiniiS' hrco s"k" ~ work cattle and their
yoker; aud axes, chains, implemcuts far
The business, snd camp equipments. moi
exreed'nH three hundicd dollars coin In
"a; a sufficient quantity of hay. gain or
Iseu u keep the animals mention, A IN
W." several subdivisions OF this rhanter
iof " weeks. Hut no property shall Io
"trnIa rom an execution issued upou n
Judgment for the price thereof or any
VII ~ TIE price thereof, or for any tax
levied thereon.
IL will DO seen that this section
contains fourteen subdivisions. and
ono only Of tbcse separate parts is
referred TO by the act Of 1888. This
Ia tho 18th. The late law reads:
Al act 10 amend Section 3i7 of the Code
=, W. sn.sf''i. ctc.. That Section ai7 of tho
'~i. ot Washington 1881, be amended to
read M Willows To u tcamster ar dr,y.
man snEnged ~ that business for the sun
port ot hiin-clf or his family, his team.
consisting OF one span of horses. mnics
of oxen, or horse aud mule. with har
n.ss one wagon truck, cart or dray.
ST. y Ihis net Ia take effect aud be IN
'",.. rom am AFTER itsapproval.
Approved Nov. ~, 1883
IL will bo seen that this enactment
contains no repeating clause, and
hence. II there IN anything climiuat-
cd from the former statute, it must
10 by implication only. The act of
1883 adds the words "mules or
oxen,' mule" truck" and
"cart." II In laid down as q rule TINT
a general statute, without negative
words. will not repeal the particular
provisions OF former one, unless
the two acts arc irrcconcilably incon.
sistent II II Is possible to recon.
ellie tho two acts, both must stand.
In the case Of the United States
against Clafllin, Z Otto, page GAG,
tho Supreme Court Of the United
States, in passing upon an amenda.
tory section OF the revenue law.
wherein counsel had made an nrcu.
mcnt similar 10 that OF those who
claim a repeal Of Section 347, the
Court says II the object of the
two statutes are not tho same both
must stand. Ia IL Wallace, pages
6G6 TO Coz the Same Court saws:
Statutes in pdri mai, ria are to he
construed together, and repeats by
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