By sA'shost1y.

CommonineaItb of seassabusetts.

ia the year Of our Lord one thouland eight


hundred and six.
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An act to exempt certain goods and


chattels Of debtors from attach


ment and execution.


SIC. j. EE il e1at7ed5y tie Senate and Rorc
'ef RsPJertatives, IL General cou,t eg,m5ieI, anz
~ tie anfbuhy sft5e /azse, That from and after
the hrif day of May next, the wearing apuar-
el, beds, bedne ds, bedding and houfehoId
utenhls, of any debtor, necefTary for himrelf,
his wife and children the tools OF any debtor.
necefary for is trade or occupat ON, the BIZ
bles and ichool books, which may be in acfu.
al ule in his or her family, together with one
cow and one fwine, fhall be altogether ex-
enpied from attachment and execution; and
no civil officer fhzlI attach, levy upon, or
take he fame, or any part thereof, either up
on meine proceis or execution Pysvi3sl ae4-
ef5s!elS that the beds and bedding exempt 4
aforelAid, ihali not exceed one bed, bsdltead
and neceiIary bedding 10 two perions and
houiehold furniture 10 the value Of ftfy dollars,
upon any jult sppraifement.


Sect. 2. Be IL f1rfbey eHoG7ef That no debt
or or debtors, owning any of the goods and
chatte Aforelaid, iha be thereby precluded
from the benefit of an act, pafed the nine
teenth day Of November, ia the year of our
Lord one tho, fand leven hundred and eighty
feven, entitled an act for the relief Of poor
prifoners who are committed by execution for
debt and inhead OF the oath or affirmation,
thereby p,eicrbed 10 be taken, whenever
the Juitices thereby authorized to adminifter
an oath or affirmation, ihall think proper to
adminiter fHch oath or affirmation, there
fhall be fakea an oath or affirmation, in form
following 10 wit | do foIemDly fvear-
before Almighty Cod, Tor affirm as TIE cafe
may be) that have not any eitste, real or
perfonal, in Poieiion, reverfion or remainder,
fufhoient 10 fupPort myielf in prif-n, or TO
pay prilon charges; except the goods and
chat1els exempted from attachment and exc
cution, by an act entitled " an at to exempt
certain goods and cha,tels Of debtors, from
attachment and execution - and that have
not, fnce the commencement Of this fuit a.
gainft me, or at any o.her time, directly, or
Indirectly. fold. eafed, or otherwife convev-
ed, or diiPoled Of TO, or enrrufted any perfon
or perions whonfoever, with all or any part
Of the e(late, real or perional, whereof have
been the lawful owner or podefior, with any
intent or dehgn to recure the fame. or to re-
ceive, or to expect any profit or advantage
therefor or have caufed or fufered to be
done, any thing ele, whatloever, whereby
any of my creditors ray he defrauded. 70 he lp
me God, (or. this do under the pains and
penalties Of perjury) as the cafe may be.


March IS, SOC.


BY the Governor approved.


CALEB STRONG.