The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-10-07
Which Are Proposed By
a Number of State ASsocia-
tons for Consideration
These Have To Do With Per-
sonal Property Exemption
and With the Provisions of
The Homestead,

IlIC
Seeking to have certain amend
ments adopted to the Constitution of
North Carolina the following has been
sent to members of the General As
sembly:
I'VE are sending you herewith, as
members Of the General Assembly of
North Carolina, proposed amend
mentS to sections one and two of Ar
tfcle x Of the Constitution, to which
we invite your careful consideration.
Our beloved State has recovered
from the ScOurge of war which rem
dered necessary the enactment Of our
Homestead and Personal Property
Exemption ) laws, in their present
form. These laws, a. now written
into the Constitution. are no longer
needful to protect the unfortunate
against the oppressOr's wrong. The
unnatural conditions which brought
them into existence, having been re-
moved, they now afford refuge for the
dishonest, render easy the perpetra-
ton Of fraud, and do not tend owards
the development of the highest type
Of citizenship.
please bear in mind that we do
NOT seek to ABOLISH these laws.
NOR to REDUCE the amount of
property exempted. 1t is our single
purpOSe to have them surrounded
with such restrictions as will conserve
the excellent purpose for which they
were intended, and at the same time
remove the shelter afforded the dis
honest, render ~impracticable the per
petratiOn OF fraud, and conserve the
development of the highest type of
citizenship.
: Had it occurred to you that North
Carolina is the only State in this
great Union that does not surround
it's Homestead and Personal Property
Exemption avs with any conditions
. or restrictions whatever? Yet such is
the truth. Does not this fact alone
afford sufficient ground for reflection ?
VERY sincerely yours,
JOE GARIBALDI,
president North Carolina
Merchants Association.
1 ct. w. DIXON,
r observation-disclosures Hard
ware Dealers Association.
g w. PARKER,
"Vice-President Furniture
Dealers Association.
81. F.. HALL,
president North Carolina
Credit Mems Association.
n PHIL MCMAHON,
president Shippers Association
. III. A. PFOHL,
president North Carolina
Builders Exchange.
n The Proposed Amendments.
; The amendments which are pro
n posed are set out in capital letter
l. following the article and section o
the Constitution which they would af
1t feet. These are:
rs Article X. Section l..
Is The personal property of any resi-
dent of this State to the value of fv
Ia hundred dollars, to be selected b
IN -,A ~oc;1o-f shall no nn6 io haYal
or exempted from sale under %executio
or other final process Of any cour
issued for the collection Of any deb
BUT NO PROPERTY SHALL
b. EXEMPT FROM SALE UNDE
~ EXECUTION OR OTHER FINA
he THE PURCHASE PRICE OF sue
n PROPERTY. PROVIDED THE GEN
re ERAL ASSEMBLY MAY ENAC
ir- LAWS PROVIDING FOR THE GAF
NISHM ENT AND APPLICATION T
he THE PAYMENT OF Diets No
-es OF THE SALARY. WAGES. OR i
or COME OF ANY RESIDENT WHO'S
to SALARY. WAGES. OR INCOM
is AMOUNTS TO TEN DOLLARS Pc
,rs WEEK OR MORE.
of Article X. Section 2.
ne Every homestead. ana the dwellln
ro- and buildings used Herewith, not g
ut ceeding in value one thousand dc
We lars, to be selected by the own
thereof. or in lieu thereof. at the o
MIA ton Of the owner, any lot IN i CT
ir- town, or village, with the CWeIiln
rth and buildings used thereon. own
and occupied by any resident of II
as State. and not exceeding the value
ma one thousand dollars, shall be 8
raj empt from sale under execution
other final process obtained on a
t q debt: PRoNlDED IFL bfNFfl
uTe OF THIS SECTION shall Nj L
TEND To ANY RESIDE->1 NJ
THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY {
the WHO HAS NO ONE DEPENDE,
ion UPON HIM FOR SUPPORT A
ov- MAINTENANCE: NOR To Al
ac- MALE RESIDENT WFoSE VII
e. a HOMESTEAD IN HI