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ARTICLE IX. Homestead. Section 1. A homestead to the extent of one hundred and sixty acres
of land, or the half of one acre within the limits of any incorporated city
or town, owned by the head of a family residing in this State, together with
one thousand dollars worth of personal property, and the improvements on the
real estate, shall be exempted from forced sale under any process of law, and
the real estate shall not be alienable without the joint consent of husband
and wife, when that relation exists. But no property shall be exempt from sale
for taxes, or for the payment of obligations constructed for the purchase of
said premises, or for the erection of improvements thereon, or for house, field,
or other labor performed on the same. The exemption herein provided for in a
city or town shall not extend to more improvements or buildings than the residence
and business house of the owner. Section 2. In addition to the exemption provided for in the first section
of this article, there shall be and remain exempt from sale by any legal process
in this State, to the head of a family residing in this State, such property
as he or she may select, to the amount of one thousand dollars; said exemption
in this section shall only prevent the sale of property in cases where the debt
was contracted, liability incurred, or judgment obtained before the 10th day
of May, A. D. 1865. Nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to exempt
any property from sale for the payment of the purchase money of the same, or
for the payment of taxes or labor. Section 3. The exemptions provided for in sections 1 and 2 of this article,
shall accrue to the heirs of the party having enjoyed or taken the benefit of
such exemption, and the exemption provided for in section 1 of this article
shall apply to all debts, except as specified in said section, no matter when
or where the debt was contracted, or liability incurred.
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