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sional men, their libraries, not exceeding $1,000 in coin value, also office furniture, fuel and stationery, not exceeding in value $200 in coin; (9) all firearms kept for the use of any person or family; (10) to any person, a canoe, skiff, or small boat, with its oars, sails and rigging, not exceeding in value $250; (11) to a person engaged in lightering for his support or that of his family, one or more lighters barges or scows, and a small boat with oars sails and rigging, not exceeding in the aggregate $250 in coin value; (12) to a teamster or drayman engaged in that business, for the support of himself or his family, his team, consisting of one span of horses or mules, or two yoke of oxen, or a horse and mule with harness, yokes, one wagon, truck, cart or dray; (13) to a person engaged in the business of logging for his support or that of his family, three yoke of work cattle and their yokes, and axes, chains, implements for the business, and camp equipments, not exceeding $300 coin in value; (14) a sufficient quantity of hay, grain, or feed to keep the animals mentioned in the several subdivisions of this chapter, for six weeks. But no property shall be exempt from an execution issued upon a judgment for the price thereof, or any part of the price thereof, or for any tax levied thereon or for clerk's laborer's or mechanic's wages earned within this state, nor shall any property be exempt from execution issued upon a judgment against an attorney on account of any liability incurred by such attorney to his client on account of any moneys, or other property coming into his hands, from or belonging to his client. Each person shall be entitled to select the property which he is entitled to claim as exempt. Any money received by any citizen of the state as a pension from the Government of the United States, whether the same be in the actual possession of such person or be deposited or loaned by him, shall be exempt from execution, attachment or seizure by or under any legal process whatever. When any debtor dies or absconds, and leaves his family any money exempted by this act, the same shall be exempt to his family. The proceeds or avails of all life insurance is exempt from all liability for debt. In addition to the above exemption, the law of 1897 exempts to every householder in the state, personal property to the amount and value of $1,000, and defines a householder as designated in all statutes relating to exemptions to be: (1) the husband and wife, or either; (2) every person who has residing with him or her, and under his or her care and maintenance, either: (a) his or her minor child, or the minor child of his or her deceased wife or husband; (b) a minor brother or sister, or the minor child of a deceased brother or sister; (c) a father, mother, grandfather or grandmother; (d) the father, mother, grandfather, or grandmother of deceased husband or wife; (e) an unmarried sister, or any other of the relatives mentioned in this section who have attained the age of majority, and are unable to take care of or support themselves.

WEST VIRGINIA.

EXEMPTIONS.-Homestead to the value of $1,000 is exempt, where the debtor. being a husband or parent, and resident in the state, previously to contracting the debt or liability, has placed a declaration of his intention to keep the property as a homestead on the land records of the county in which the real estate is situate. Personal property to the value of $200 is also exempted, provided debtor is a resident, and husband or parent, or a married woman. Also $50 worth of tools of a mechanic, artisan or laborer, whether he is a husband or parent or not.

WISCONSIN.

EXEMPTIONS.-A homestead consisting of any quantity of land not exceeding forty acres, used for agricultural purposes, and the dwelling house thereon and

its appurtenances, to be selected by the owner thereof, and not included in any city or village; or instead thereof, at the option of the owner, a quantity of land not exceeding in amount one-fourth of an acre, being within a city or village, and the dwelling house thereon and its appurtenances, owned and occupied by any resident of the state, shall not be subject to forced sale on execution, or any other final process from a court, for any debt or liability except mechanics' liens, mortgages and taxes; but if testator leave no widow or minor children the homestead is liable for expense of last sickness, funeral and administration, and if he leave no widow, children, or grandchildren, it is liable for all debts after other property is exhausted. Family bible, family pictures and school books, library of debtor, and every part thereof, but not circulating libraries, wearing apparel of debtor and family, all beds, bedsteads and beddings kept and used for the debtor and his family, all stoves put up and kept for use, all cooking utensils, and all other household furniture not herein enumerated, not exceeding $200 in value; two cows, ten swine, one yoke of oxen and one horse or mule, or instead of oxen two horses or two mules; ten sheep and the wool from same, either raw or manufactured; the necessary food for above stock for a year's support; one wagon, cart, or dray, one sleigh, one plow, one drag, and other farming utensils, including tackle for teams, not exceeding $200 in value, provisions and fuel for one year; tools and implements or stock in trade of a mechanic, miner, merchant, trader, or other person, not exceeding $200 in value, all moneys from insurance of exempt property; all sewing machines kept for use; any swords, plate, books, or other articles presented by Congress or any legislature; printing materials and press, or presses, used in the business of any printer or publisher, not exceeding $1,500 in value; but not more than $400 shall be exempt as against employees; fire engines and equipments, and everything connected with fire departments, including houses and lots, etc.; abstract books, and patents. All private property shall be exempt from seizure and sale upon any execution, issued to enforce any judgment or decree of any court, which shall have been rendered against any county, town, village, city, or school district. The earnings of any person and persons having a family to support, for three months prior to issue of process, to the amount of $60 per month, are also exempt. Said earnings shall not exceed $180 for the three months, including such parts or share thereof paid the debtor during said time.

WYOMING.

EXEMPTIONS.-The necessary wearing apparel of every person not exceeding in value $150. Household property when owned by any person being the head of a family to the amount of $500. Tools, teams, implements, or stock in trade of any mechanic, miner or other person, used and kept for the purpose of carrying on his trade or business, not exceeding in value $300, and homestead occupied by the owner or his or her family not exceeding in value $1,500, and the earnings of a debtor for his personal services not exceeding $50, when it is shown that the earnings are needed for the support of a family supported wholly or partly by his labor. No article of personal property is exempt from attachment or sale on execution for the purchase money of said article. Persons claiming exemption must be bona fide residents of this state. No property of any person about to remove or abscond from the state is exempt.

Circuit.

List of Judges of Circuit, District and Territorial Courts and Circuit Courts of Appeals of the United States and of the Clerks of the Circuit and District Courts with their Official Addresses; of the times and places of holding Courts, and the Geographical limits of Districts and Circuits, compiled from Official Sources and Corrected to October 1, 1900.

Districts.

District Judges.

Circuit Judges.

Justices.

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