The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-11
lie on Barbour-QuarIes Resc-
luton.
.H0 M ES FAD EXEMPTION.
The Committee is Near1y Ready to Vote
Upon It--Gos,ip Gathered from
the Convention
Members.

III ieidtion 70 the liquor traffic, ana over
TIRE hundred petitions and memorials,
with fifteen thousand signers, asking the
passage CT a law restricting the SAFE of
liquor.
The committee took vote yesterday
morning on the various resolutions, and
settled dow: on the one introduced by
Mr. Barbour as the basis of its ultimate
recommendation.
The vote was a, tie, Messrs. Green, Bar
bour, Fedgo and Epes voting for the res
olution, while Messrs. Carter, Petit, WeS-
colt and Parks voted against it. Thls
would have meant a GTIeat of the resolu-
tion,' but it was agreed that absent mem
bers should be allowed to vote. Those
absent were Niessrs. P. w. Campbell Eg-
gleston and Hatton. When questioned by
a. representative of The Times, Hlessrs.
Egsleston and Campbell said they should
vote yes. and Mr.. Tattoa declared ms
opposition to the ordinance. Tnls VIII
make the vote six for to five against.
Mr. Barbcur's resolution is as follows:
No intoxicating liquors shall be sold IN
this State without a license therefor hfst
obtained No license to sell Intoxicating
liquors in quantities of less than i've gal
Ions shall be authorized or granted LOT
a period Of more than twelve months
nor without the written request OF a ma
july VI tiit legally It.iiiAAS'
istered voters actually resident IN the
election precinct of the city, town, village
or magisterial district wherein sueh IL
uuors are intended to be sold
Consideration OF the homestead proVi-
sions was completed by the Bill OF Rishts
Committee and the committee VIII fsold
only one more meeting. to draft Its report
to the convention. The following is the
1>-di
adopted by the committee on the home
stead. church property and hershp OF
property:
Section l. Every householder or head
of family shall be entitled, in add
ton to the articles now exempt from levy
or distress for rent. to hold exempt from
levy. seizure. punishment. or sale under
any execution. order or otEec process IS
sued on any demand for any debt here
tofore or hereafter contracted, ms real
and personal property, or either, lnciud-
ing money and debts due him, "hether
heretofore or hereafter acquired or con-
tracted to the value OF not exceeding
two thousand dollars, to be selecte0 Dy
him: provided, that such exemption shai4
not extend to any execution, ofuel oi
other process issued on any ueliidhN iAi
the following cases:
First For the purchase price OF saic
property or any part thereof. And II
property purchased and not paid. tor De
exchanged for or converted INTO otner
property by the debtor, such last named
property shall not be exempt IRON the
payment of such unpaid purchase money
under the provisions OF this article.
Second For services rendered pS Ia
boring person or a mechanic.
Third. For liabilities incurred by any
public officer or officer of n court. or any
tiduciary. or any attorney at law, Tor
money collected.
Fourth. For a lawful claim for any
taxes levies or assessments accruing az
ter the first day Of June, 1866.
Fifth. For rent.
Sixth For the legal or taxable fees OF
any public officer or officers of Il court.
Section 3 The said exemption shall not
ha claimed, or held in a shifting stock
of merchandise
Section 3. The General Assembly shall
prescribe in what manner and on what
conditions the said householder or mead
of q family shall set apart ana hold Tor
himself and family a homestead out or
any property hereby exempted, ana may
in its discretion, determine in what man
ner and on what conditions he may hold,
for the benefit of himself and family,
such personal property as he may have
and coming Within the exemption hereby
made But this section shall not be
construed as authorizing tEf General
Assembly to defeat or impair the benc-
fits intended to be conferred by the pro-
visions of this article.
Section /. Nothing in this article con-
tanned shall be construed as lnValldatlng
any homestead exemption already Claimed
under me provisions of the former Con-
stitution, but the same shall be hereaf-
ter held ard disposed of under the con-
ditions and provisions of this article; and
the provisions of this article shall be
literally construed.
Section :. The General Assembly is
hereby prohibited from passing any law
staying the collection of debts, common
~ known as stay laws: but this section
shall not be construed as prohibiting any
legislation which the General Assembly
may deem necessary to fully carry out
the provisions of this article.
Sec g. The right of ecclesiastical bodies
in and to church property conveyt1 y
them by regular deeds of CONVEYANCE
shall not be affected by the late CIV!
War, nor by any antecedent or s"hie-
quent event. nor by any act OF the leg
islarure purporting to govern the Same.
but all such property shall pass TO ard
be held by the parties set forth N the
or slnal deeds of conveyance. Or TIE
legal assignees of such original 7;irsies
holding through or by conveyance. aud
any act or acts of the legislature IN OPP
position thereto be null and VAL
Sec. T.. The children of paral.s. che or
both OF whom were slaves at a;rl GEri,.
the period of cohabitation, and VINO we've
recognized by such father as his " f."
and was cohabited with as such, snail
be as capable CT inheriting any estate
whereof such father may have seizel or
possessed as though they had been borl:
in lawful wedlock.
Several members We're discussing last
night the adoption by the Bill of Rights
Committee of tft, liquor license resclU-
ton. The chief concern expressed was
the Injection of such an issue into the
deliberations OF the convention. It is pre-
dicted that it will occasion q long and
exciting debate. Many members who fa-
vor the principle Involved are outspokcn
against making it a constitutional provis-
ion, but think it should be left to the
legislature Others are very emphatic
in opposition to the whole scheme Chair
man Green, who favors the insertion Of
the clause when discussing the question