St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-12-31
Homestead Exemptions.

from seizure and sale by any process
whatever, SIS herein provided, and
without registration, the homestead,
bona fide. owned by tue debtor and
occupied by him. consisting OF
lands, not exceeding one hundred
and sixty acres, building and an
purtenances, whether rural or urban,
Ut every head Of family, or.person
having mother or father, or per-
son or persons dependent on him or
her for support, also two work
horses, ono wagon or cart. one yoke
Of oxen, two cows and calves,
twenty-head Of hogs, or one thous-
and pounds of bacon or its eqiuva-
lent in pork, whether these exempted
objects be attached to homestead
or not, and ON farm the necessary
quantity of corn and fodder for the
current year, and the necessary
farming implements TO the value OF
two thousand dollars.
Provided, that in case The home
stead exceeds two Thousand dollars
in value, the beneficiary shall be en-
titled to that amount III case sale
Of q homestead under any legal pro-
cess realizes more than that sum.
No husband shall have the benefit
Of a homestead, whose wife Owls,
and is in the actual enjoyment Of
means to the amount of two thous-
and dollars.
The benefit of this exemption may
be claimed by the surviving spouse,
or minor child or children, of de-
ceased beneficiary.
Art. 245. Rights to homesteads
Or exemptions, under laws or con-
tracts, or obligations existing at the
time of the adoption Of this Constl-
tuition, shall not be impaired, re-
pealed OF affected by any provision
Of this Constitution, or any laws
passed in Dersuance thereof.
The exemptions shall not apply to
the following debts to-wit:
LIST. For the purchase price OF
property or any part thereof.
Pad. For labor, money and ma
terial, furnished for building, re-
pairing or improving homesIeads.
3rd. For liabilities incurred by
any public officer, or fiduciary, OF
any attorney at law, for money col
lected or received On deposit.
It'll. For taxes or assessment.
5lh. For rent, which bears
privilege upon said property. No
court or ministerial officer Of this
State shall ever have jurisdiction, OF
authority, to enforce any judgment.
execution, or decree, against the
property exempted as a homestead,
except tie debts above mentioned
IN numbers one, two, thee, four
and five, OF this Article; provided
the property herein declared exempl
shall not exceed in value two thous-
aud dollars.
Art. ZIG. Tie right to sell any
property that is exempt as home.
stead shall be preserved; but no
sale shall detroy or impair any
rights of creditors therein. Any
person entitled to q homestead may
waive the same, by signing with
bis wife, if she be not separated, .
mensa ct thOro, and having record
ed in the office of the Recorder Of
Mortgage in She parish, a written
waivor OF the same, in whole or
in part. Such waiver Eay be either
general or special, and shall have
effect from the time Of recording.
Art. 247. The articles of this
Constitution relating to homestcads
aud exemption shall take effect on
January LIST, 1899. In the parish
of Orleans. the homestead to be
valid SHALL be recorded US is now,
or may be provided by iaw.-Ne"
Louisiana Constitution.
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