Hi, fellow Minnesota researchers,
I thought some people might find this an interesting and fun piece of
information. I transcribed it from a roll of microfilm containing the first
two volumes of my hometown newspaper.
I wonder what this "Exemption Law" would include today, if anything? Any
knowledgeable legal eagles out there?
Source: Martin County (MN) Sentinel, Vol. 1, No. 19, 6 Nov 1874
EXEMPTION LAWS OF THE STATE
OF MINNESOTA
The following described property is ex-
empt from attachment or sale on execu-
tion issued out of any court in this State.
1st. Family Bible.
2nd. Family pictures, school books, or
library and musical instruments for use of
family.
3d. A seat or pew in any house or place
of public worship.
4th. A lot in any burial ground.
5th. All wearing apparel of the debtor
and his family ; all beds, bedsteads and
bedding, kept and used by the debtor
and his family ; all stoves and appendages
put up or kept for the use of the bebtor (sic)
and his family ; all cooking utensils and
all other house-furniture not herein enu-
merated, not exceeding five hundred dol-
lars in value.
6th. Three cows, ten swine, one yoke
of oxen and a horse, or in lieu of one yoke
of oxen a span of horses or mules ; twenty
sheep and the wool from the same, either
in the raw material or manufactured into
yarn or cloth ; the necessary food for all
the stock mentioned in this section, either
provided or growing or both as the debtor
may choose. Also one wagon, cart or dray(?)
one sleigh, two plows, one drag, and other
farming utensils, including tackle for
teams not exceeding three hundred dol-
lars in value.
7th. The provisions for the debtor and
his family necessary for one year's sup-
port either provided or growing or both
and food necessary for one year.
8th. The tools and instruments of any
mechanic, miner, or other person used
and kept for the purpose of carrying on
his trade, not exceeding four hundred
dollars in value ; the library and impli-
ments of any professional man ; all of
which articles hereinbefore intended to
be exempt shall be chosen by the debtor,
his agent, clerk, or legal representative
as the case may be.
9th. One sewing machine.
10th. Necessary seed grain for the
actual personal use of the debtor for one
season, to be selected by him not howev-
er in any case to exceed the following kinds
and amounts respectively viz: Fifty
bushels of wheat, fifty bushels of oats,
fifteen bushels of potatoes, three bushels
of corn and thirty bushels of barley.
11th. The wages of any man or woman
or of his or her minor children in any
sum not exceeding fifty dollars due for
services rendered by him or them for
any person for or during ninety days pre-
ceeding the issue of process of attachment
garnishment or execution in any action
against such laborer.
Mike Borchardt
mikeborchardt at
hotmail.com
Forest Grove, OR
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