ART. 83] SALES UNDER EXECUTION. 1889

9. Defendant to select property to be exempted; value, how as- certained. 10. If indivisible, it shall be sold and $100 of proceeds paid to defendant. 11. Wearing apparel, text-books of mechanics and professional men, and tools and instru- ments of mechanics to be exempt. 12. Sections 8-11 not to affect any hen of vendor, mortgagee or mechanic, nor to apply to taxes. 13. Exemption applicable only to actual residents of the State. 14. Exemption may be waived, and waiver enforced.

Assignments to Non-Residents. 15. Assignment of claims to non- residents for the purpose of foreign attachment or suit, so as to evade exemption laws of this State, to be unlawful ; penalty. 16. Proof of assignment to be evi- dence of guilty intent. 17. Copy of record of proceedings of foreign justice of the peace to be evidence. Sales In Bulk. 18. When sales otherwise than in ordinary course of business shall be deemed fraudulent unless made as directed by this section. 19. Rules of evidence not to be changed.

Sales Under Execution.

1888, art. 83, sec. 1. 1860, art. 83, sec. 1. 1810, ch 160, see. 1.

1. Any sheriff or other officer to whom any execution may
be directed may seize and expose to sale any legal or equitable
estate or interest which the defendant named in such writ may
have or hold in any lands, tenements or hereditaments.

Hopkins v. Stump, 2 H. & J. 301. Ford v. Philpot, 5 H. & J. 316. Harding
v. Stevenson, 6 H. & J. 266. Rowland v. Crawford, 7 H. & J. 52. McElderry

B Flannagan, 1 H. & G. 308. Thomas' Lessee v. Turvey, 1 H. & G. 435.
Sasscer v. Young, 6 G. & J 243. Miller v. Allison, 8 G. & J 35. McMechen

v. Harman, 8 G. & J. 57. Union Bank v. Poultney, 8 G. & 3. 324. Harris
v. Alcock, 10 G. & J. 251. Richardson v. Stillinger, 12 G. & J. 477. Coombs
T. Jordan, 3 Bl. 264. Hollida v. Shoop, 4 Md. 475 Stump v. Henry. 6 Md
201. Campbell v. Lowe, 9 Md. 600. Cooke v. Brice, 20 Md. 397. Beall v
Osbourn, 30 Md. 8. Deakins v. Rex, 60 Md. 593. Smith v. Towers, 69 Md
98. Shryock v. Morris, 75 Md. 79. Wright v. Ryland. 92 Md. 661.

Ibid. sec. 2. 1860, art. 83, sec. 2. 1794, ch. 60, sec. 10
1810, ch. 160, sec. 2.

2. Any person who shall purchase any equitable estate or
interest in any lands, tenements or hereditaments which may be
sold under the preceding section shall be entitled, upon payment
of the purchase money, to an assignment or conveyance of such
equitable interest, to be made by the sheriff or other officer