Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-25
i THE ALIEN LAND LAW.

Chap. 62.-An act to amend title 3, article
9 and 10 and to add articles 10a, lob, 10c,
10d. Zoe, 10f, log and 10h, and TO repeal
all laws in conflict Herewith.
Section l. Be it enacted by the legisla.
ture of the state of Texas: That title III
and articles and 10 be amended and by the
addition or articles 10a, lob, Zoe, l0d, Zoe,
10f, log and 10h, so as to hereafter read as
follows:
Articles. An alien shall have and enjoy
in the state of Texas such rights pertain
ing to personal property as are or shall be
accorded to citizens of the United States by
the laws of the nation to which such alien
shall belong, or by the treaties of such ma
ton with the United States.
Art. 10. No alien or a person who is not
citizen of the United States of America
shall acquire title to or own any interest in
the lands within the state of Texas, and
any deed or other conveyance purporting to
convey such title or interest to any alien or
unnaturalized foreigner or to any firm, com.
pany or corporation composed of such in
whole or in part, shall be void.
Art. 10a. This chapter shall not apply to
any alien who shall, at the time of acquir-
ing title to lands in Texas, have declared
his intention of becoming citizen of the
United States of America, and who shall in
obedience to such laws become a citizen
within six years from the time such inten-
ton was declared.
Art. lob. All aliens who shall hereafter
take lands by devise or descent may hold the
same for the space Of six years and no
longer. Provided that any alien minor or
person of unsound mind inheriting lands in
Texas may have six years after such minor
reaches twenty-one years of age, or person
of unsound mind shall have had a legal
guardian.
Art. 10c. Any alien may, for valuable
consideration. take, hold, assign, foreclose,
sell or buy under any mortgage or deed of
trust, any lands within the state of Texas
in which he has an interest by virtue of
having heretofore made loan Of money,
subject to the provisions Of this chapter in
reference to alternating said lands within
six years. as herein required.
Art. 10d. II any aliea shall undertake to
hold lands for longer time, or in any way
contrary to the provisions of this chapter,
such lands shall escheat to and vest in
the state Of Texas in like manner as is pro-
vided for the escheat Of estates Of persons
dying without any devise thereof and hay
ing no heirs.
Art. 10e 1t shall be the duty of the at
torney general and district or county at
torney, when they shall be informed or
have reason to believe that any lands in
this state are being held contrary to the
provisions of this chapter, to institute suit
in behalf of the state Of Texas in the dis
trlCt court OF tue county Wnef6 SQch lands
are situated, praying for writ of possess
sion for the same in behalf of the state
Art. 10f. The escheat proceedings pro-
vided for in the next preceding article
shall, in the matter scire facias, appearance
and default Judgment, execution and sale be
governed by the provisions Of title IS of the
Revised Statutes of Texas, in so far as the
same is applicable, except that the only
question on the trial shall be whether or
not the provisions Of this act have been VIC
lated.
Art. log. All laws and parts of laws in
conflict with this title are hereby repealed.
This is one of the laws passed by the
Twenty-second Texas legislature, which
appears to have gone through that
body while the members were asleep.
That is the charitable view to take of
it, for it is impossible that the legisla-
tors could have made the lew with full
knowledge of the train OF evils to fol-
low it,
Texas needs cheap money. We have
just begun to get it. Within the last
few years we have seen the rate Of in-
terest go down from 10 and 10 per cent
to and per cent. This was brought