Chapter XXX. *exempting certain Property of Debtors in the District of Columbia from Levy, Attachment, or Sale on Execution.* Feb. 5, 1867. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, * That the following property,Property of a head of a famil
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CHAP. XXX.— An Act *exempting certain Property of Debtors in the District of Columbia from Levy, Attachment, or Sale on Execution.* Feb. 5, 1867. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, * That the following property,Property of a head of a family or householder in the District of Columbia exempt from levy sale, &c.Proviso. being the property of the head of a family or householder, shall be exempt from distraint, attachment, levy, and sale on execution or decree of any court in the District of Columbia: *Provided, however,* That this exemption shall not interfere with the foreclosure of any mortgage or deed of trust executed before the passage of this act, to wit:
All wearing apparel belonging to all persons, and to all heads of families,Schedule of property exempt. being householders; all beds, bedding, household furniture, stoves, cooking utensils, and so forth, not exceeding three hundred dollars in value; provisions for three months’ support, whether provided or growing; fuel for three months; mechanics’ tools and implements of the debtor’s trade 390 THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 30, 31. 1867. Property exempt.or business amounting to two hundred dollars in value, with two hundred dollars’ worth of stock for carrying on the business of the debtor or his family; the library and implements of a professional man or artist, to the value of three hundred dollars; one horse, mule, or yoke of oxen; one cart, wagon, or dray, and harness for such team; farming utensils, with food for such team for three months, and if the debtor be a farmer, any other farming tools of the value of one hundred dollars; all family pictures, and all the family library, not exceeding in value four hundred dollars; one cow, one swine, No deed of trust, sale, &c. of exempted articles, valid unless signed by the wife of the debtor, if married, &c.Exemption not good against claims of servants for wages, &c. except, &c.six sheep.
And no deed of trust, bill of sale, or mortgage upon any of said exempted articles, shall be binding or valid unless signed by the wife of the debtor, if he be married and living with his wife; and these exemptions shall be valid when the said property is in transitu, the same as if the property were at rest: *Provided, however,* That no property named and exempted in this act, shall be exempted from attachment or execution for any debt due for the wages of servants, common laborers, or clerks, except the wearing apparel, beds and bedding, and household furniture and provisions, for the debtor and family.
Approved, February 5, 1867.