Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-14

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ALIEN LAND LAW
FINAL DRAFT OF CALIFORNIA'S
MEASURE TO PROHIBIT OWNER
SHIP OF LAND IN THAT STATE
BY FOREIGNERS.
APPLIES TO ALL ALIENS ALIKE.
PROTECTS THOSE DECLARING
INTENTION OF BECOMING CITI-
ZENS OF STATE.
SACRAMENTO, Cal, April 12.-The
final draft of the proposed California
ant alien land law to take the place of
all bills introduced recently here relat-
ing to the same subject was adopted by
the senate late today Oh second reading
and will come up for final passage in the
senate Monday. The principal prOvis-
ions of the new bill follow:
Section NO alien shall acquire
title to or own or hold real property
within this state, or any interest there
in, or take or acquire or hold by devise,
descent, purchase or otherwise.
Section little to real property sit
uated i'll this state may be acquired and
held by aliens. whether residents or non
residents, under the restrictions. terms
and conditions herein set forth. but not
otherwise.
(A) Any alien, may hereafter ac-
quire by purchase or otherwise or lex
cepting devise or descent, which are
hereinafter provided fOr) any right,
title or interest in or to any real prop
erty situated in this state, and may hold
same for the period of one year after the
date Of so acquiring such title, right or
interest, but no longer. AT the expira-
ton of said period of one year all real
property so held by such alien shall be
subject to escheat to the state of Cali
fOrnia and proceedings for such pur-
poses shall be taken as hereinafter pro-
vided."
Subdivision OBJ relates to property
acquired by devise or descent and pro
vdies that it may be held for a period of
one year after the date of final distri-
button, when it shall become subject to
eSceat to the state as in subdivision CA.
Section ; prescribes the same limita-
tons for corporations whether formed
under the provisions of the laW of Cali
fOrnia or any other state or country "a
majority of the issued and outstanding
capital stock of which shall be held or
owned by any alien or aliens"
Section t relates to contracts and
leases and reads as follows:
NO contract, agreement or lease
whereby real property or any interest
therein is hereafter let, leased or rented
for a longer period than three years,
shall be made to any alien or to any cor
pOratiOn of the class described in section
three of this act, and no renewal or eX-
tension of any such contract. lease or
agreement shall be made extending said
period Of three years"
Section 5 provides that an alien or an
alien corporation thereafter acquiring,
owning or holding real property in the
state of California in c~OntraventiOn to
the expressed provisions of the act, may
convey the same at any time before the
commencement of eScheat proceedings.
Property may be conveyed to another
alien or alien corporation to be held for
a period not exceeding one year but if
such conveyance be made with the intent
or for the purpose of evanding the pro-
visions of this act, the property shall
become subject to escheat to the state of
California for the benefit of the state
school fund.
The property rights conveyed through
citizenship are defined in section six as
follows:
Nothing in this act shall apply to
any real property acquired, owned or
held by any alien who shall nave declar-
ed his intention of becoming a citizen of
the United States according to law, or
who shall have become a citizen of the
United States or to any real property ac-
quired, owned or hid by any corpora
tons. the owners of the majority of
stock Of which shall have declared their
intention of becoming citizens of the
United States, or who shall have become
citizens"
An absolute guarantee of full treaty