The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1891-03-27
AGAINST ALIENS.
Foreigners Forbidden to Purchase
Lands or Interests Therein
in Kentucky.
Nor Shall Lands Bc Held by Aliens Long
Than Eight Years.

~ near all those portions of creation not
already covered. One of the adopted
sections expresses the antipathy of the
delegates to the alien landowner, and
serves notice to such wealthy English
gentlemen rs are now engaged in building
up and civiizing Eastern Kentucky that
they are not wanted and must keep
hands off Salaries were tempered with
some more, and the rule was laid down
that no official in the State should be
allowed to receive over $1,000 annually
except the Governor. The Office of Pub
lie Printer was abolished, and provision
inserted requiring that all printing in
the future shall be done under the con-
tract system. OF course it will be sad
to say adieu to that popular and distin-
guished printer, journalist and warrior,
Col. f. Polk Johnson, but candor COM
pels the writer to pronounce this innova-
ton most excellent one. 1t is purely a
legislative function, this provision; bnt
rs the General Assembly always seemed
to take too much pleasure in toying with
those who scrambled for the place and
would have, doubtless, held on to the old
system, the Conventions action, in this
particular should be commended
One of the principal features of to-
days session was the speech of George
Washington, of Newport, it was in sup
port of an additional section TO the
General Provisions report, offered by him
requiring that in all trials of civil cases
verdict may be rendered by three.
fourths of the jury, which shall have the
same force and effect as if cOncurred in
by all the jurors. The speech shows
careful study and preparation, and was
an able presentation of the reform advo-
Gated by the gentleman from Campbell.
1t was equally as forcible as his speech
upon the secret ballot, and the two efforts
will rank among the ablest and most no.
table delivered before the Convention
Mr.. Washington is undoubtedly one of
the best equipped men in the Conven-
ton.
There were numerous motions entered
to reconsider again, today, and it is evil
dent that the overhauling of the adopted
articles will consume great deal of
time. Many of the delegates think they
will finish up by the middle of April;
but it is really questionable whether
May will see the end. There are six
reports yet to be considered
The general provisions report was taken
upat Section 81, Sections 10 and 20 being
passed over by agreement until the re-
turn of absent members. 1t was adopted
without amendment, and requires that
on the adoption of the Constitution by
the people the Governor shall appoint
three persons, learned in the law, who
shall revise the statute laws of the State
To conform to and etfectuate the Consti-
tuition. Such revision must be laid be-
fore the General Assembly for adoption
or rejection.
DIR. Farmer submitted an additional
section providing that no alien should be
allowed to hold property longer than
eight years. This elected great deal of
discussion. Among the speakers were
Messrs. Farmer, Bullitt, Mackoy, Nc
Dermott, Laban t. Moore, Jacobs, Goe-
bel and Others.
Mr.. Jacobs thought that the section
really enlarged the rights of aliens
The common law rule prohibited an
alien from holding land in Kentucky at
all. He deprecated the adoption of such
"A provision as unnecessary, showing also
that the treaty regulations of the Fed
eral Government were superior to and
controlled the statute regulations of the
Commonwealth concerning aliens.
Mr.. Mackoy dissented from this view,
thinking the delegate from Boyle was
mistaken. If his position was correct,
Mr.. Mackoy said aliens could be protect
ed likewise in their marriage and other
relations differing from the. established
custom.
Mr.. GOebel, for the committee, sub
mitted a substitute for the Farmer Sec
Tim. 1t contained similar restrictions,