ART. 83] SALES AND NOTICES. 67
ARTICLE LXXXIII.

Sales and Notices.

The Act of May 8, 1861, ch. 7, adds the following sections to this Article:

SEC. 1. One hundred dollars worth of property of each defen-
dant therein shall be exempt from execution issued on any judg-
ment in any civil proceeding whatever, except on judgments for
breach of promise to marry or for seduction.

2. Each defendant in any such execution may select property
real or personal, to the value of one hundred dollars to be ascer-
tained by three disinterested appraisers, to be summoned and
sworn by the officer at the time of levying the execution and the
appraisement signed by the appraisers, shall be returned with
the writ.

3. If any property of any defendant whether real or personal,
cannot be divided so as to set apart a portion of it of the value of
one hundred dollars, without loss and injuring to all parties con-
cerned, then the whole shall be sold, and the defendant whose
property is so sold, shall have one hundred dollars of the proceeds
in money, and whether the property can be divided without loss
shall be determined by the appraisers; this section only to apply
to cases where a single parcel of land or single article of personal
property is levied on, and in all such cases the officer shall not
sell unless the property offered shall bring more than one hun-
dred dollars.

4. All wearing apparel, books, and the tools of mechanics shall
be exempt from execution, in addition tor the property hereinbe-
fore exempted, but this shall not apply to any books or tools
kept for sale.

5. The preceding sections relating to exemptions shall not im-
pair the lien of any vendor for the purchase money of land, nor
of any mortgage, nor of any mechanic or other person, for any
debt contracted for or in aid of the erection of any building; nor
from any levy thereon for taxes.