Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-28
Foreigners
In Vene5uela.
Congress of Country Issues Dectee Defining Their Duties
And Rgh6-B Very Drastic and Causes transportation
And Indignation WW Probably Haze Bad Effect
On immigration and Introduction Of Capital

Caracas, April 11-(Correspondence
Of the Associated Press --Following is
the text Of the decree Just issued by
the government defining the duties and
rights Of foreigners in Venezuela, As
will be seen, II is most drastic IN It's
character and excites great exaspera-
ton among all foreign residents, II Is
believed that It win effectually end all
immigration or the Introduction OF any
foreign capital
The congress OF the United states Of
Venezuela decrees
Article Foreigners shall enjoy IN
the territory Of Venezuela the same
rights as Fenezuelans, as Is determined
b. the constitution OF the republic,
Article 2-Foreigners found within the
territory OF the United states Of Nene-
zucla shall be considered either as resi-
dent or in transit
DOMIClLED FOREIGNERS.
Article Domiciled foreigners are;
Q)-Those who have acquired resi-
dence IN conformity with the provisions
Of the ciyil code.
t2)--Those who have voluntarily and
without interruption resided within the
territory for more than two years, With
out diplomatic character
tSl-ThOse who own real estate With
IN the territory Of the republic and who
have established permanent residence
herein
N)-Those who have been residing H.
the territory Of the republic for more
than two years and who are engaged In
commercial pursuits or any other kind
Of industrial occupation. provided they
have a house established IN per-
manent way, even though invested with
the character Of consul.
Article 4-Foreiguers IN transit "
such are found within the territory Of
the republic and are not comprised
within the definitions Of the preceding
article
Article 5--Resident foreigners are
subject TO the same obligations az the
Venezuelans--botha MS TO their persons
az well as their properties, but they
are not subject 10 military service nor
to the payment Of forced and eXtraor-
binary war contributions IN case Of
revolution or Of internal armed war
fare
NO MIXING IN POLITICS.
Article Foreigners domiciIed or IN
transit must not mix In the political
affairs Of the republic nor IN anything
relating 10 said political affairs To
This end they cannot
tD-.Folm n part 81 political societies
()-Edlt political newspapers or
write about the interior or exterior
POLITICS Of the country IN any news
paper
(0-Flll public Once or employment
G-Take arms IN the domestic con-
tentons of the republic
tN-Deliver speeches which IN any
way relate TO the politics Of the coun-
try.
Article 7-DomIced foreigners who
violate any Of the provisions establish.
ed in article 6 lose their character OF
foreigners and become ipso facto sub
iected 10 the responsibilities, burdens
and obligations which might be occa-
stoned 20 natives through intestine
political contingencies,
Article SIT I'm contraNention OF the
express prohibition OF this law any for
eigner exercises any public charge
without being empowered thereto IN
with section p, article a. OF
the constitution. his acts are null and
the person elected and the funotonary
who names him, are jointly responsible
for the same.
MAY BE EXPELLED
Article 9-Forelgncrs IN transit who
violate the provisions Of article 6 shall
be Immediately expelled from the terri
tory Of the republic.
Article l0-Tse presidents Of the
states the governor OF the federal dis.
trlct and the governors Of the federal
territory, upon being aware that any
one or more OF the domiclled foreigners
residing I'm their respective jurisdictions
In the political affairs Of the
republic. they shall bring a proper legal
action through the ordinary tribunals
the proceedings IN the
cases to the federal executive In C M
piance with the decree 20 be passed IN
with the conditions contain
ed I'm article T.
Article ll-Neither domlciled foreign