How to Collect a Doctor BillDavis, Franklyn Pierre
Science
How to Collect a Doctor Bill
Davis, Franklyn Pierre
Collecting of accounts; Jurisprudence; Medicine -- Practice -- Management
Any husband or parent residing in this State, or the widow or infant
children of deceased parents, may set apart his personal estate, not
exceeding two hundred dollars in value, to be exempt from execution or
other process. He or they may also hold a homestead of the value of one
thousand dollars (provided the homestead is recorded among the public
land records of the county wherein it is situate, before the debt
against which it is claimed is contracted), as against debts created
since. Any resident mechanic, artisan, or laborer, whether a husband or
parent or not, may hold the working tools of his trade or occupation to
the value of fifty dollars exempt, provided that in no case shall the
exemption allowed any one person exceed two hundred dollars.
WASHINGTON.
All real and personal estate belonging to a married woman at the time of
her marriage, and all she subsequently acquires or becomes entitled to
in her own right, and all her personal earnings, and rents and profits
of such real estate, shall not be liable for her husband's debts so long
as she or any minor heir of her body is living, but her separate
property is liable for debts owing by her at the time of her marriage.
To a householder, being the head of a family, a homestead of the value
of two thousand dollars while occupied by such family, wearing apparel,
private libraries (not to exceed five hundred dollars in value), family
pictures, and keepsakes. To each householder one bed and bedding and one
additional bed and bedding for each additional member of the family, and
other household goods of the coin value of five hundred dollars.
Provisions and fuel for family for six months. Two cows with their
calves, five swine, two stands of bees, thirty-six domestic fowls and
feed for six months. To a farmer one span of horses and harness, or two
yokes of oxen, and one wagon, with farming utensils not exceeding five
hundred dollars in coin value, one hundred and fifty bushels of wheat,
one hundred and fifty bushels of oats or barley, fifty bushels of
potatoes, ten bushels of corn, and ten bushels of peas, and ten bushels
of corn, ten bushels of peas and ten bushels of onions for seeding
purposes. To a mechanic, the tools used to carry on his trade for the
support of himself and family, also material of the value of five
hundred dollars. To a physician, his library, not exceeding five hundred
dollars in value, horse and carriage, instruments and medicines not
exceeding two hundred dollars in coin. To attorneys and clergymen, their
libraries, not exceeding in value of one thousand dollars, also office
furniture, stationery and fuel not exceeding in value two hundred
dollars. All firearms kept for use and a canoe, skiff, or small boat,
not exceeding in value two hundred and fifty dollars. To a person
engaged in lightering, one or more lighters or scows and a small boat,
not exceeding the aggregate value of two hundred and fifty dollars. To a
drayman, his team.
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