Bisbee daily review., 1916-02-01
SONORA LANDS OWNED BY CIENTIFICOS TO 60
 UNDER HAMMER
Carranza Issues Decree Call ing for Public Sale of All Property Belonging to Fol- lowers of Villa and Huerta.


 and personal property Of all those
 who were unfortunately enough tC
 give aid or assistance to any party
 opposing that of Madero and Carran
 ga, are to be sold under the hammer
 to the highest bidder, as soon as com
 plete inventories of these properties | can be. made. according to a decree
 just issued by F. Elias Gales, as gov ernor and military commander of the state Of Sonora, which was received here by telegraph to Consul Lelevier.
 The decree is one of the most far reaching yet issued in Sonora and orders the seizure by the state of all real and personal property of any and all persons who have in any manner assisted in the past any faction anta- gonistic to the government represent ed by CaTranza and Madero. All mines and cattle are also included in the decree, which is directed parti- cularly at the old Sonora residents who supported Diaz, Huerta, Villa and Maytorena, all of whom are now exiles on the American side of the line. anG who are the largest property holders in the state of Sonora, or rather, were until the present decree, dated Janu- ary 2S, went into effect.
 The decree embraces property al ready taken by the state, as well as the remaining lands, herds, mines and houses which up to this time have not been seized. Only persons whom the courts may later decide were de prived of their property unlawfully can have the same returned to them.
 Various commissions are to be ap- pointed, with the main place of busi- ness in each district, all amenable to one executive.
 The large land holdings, such as the former properties of the Mascare- mas, Torres, Maytorena and others of the old party, will be subdivided as set down in the agrarian laws.
 Appraisers will be appointed to value the land and other property after which it will be sold at public auction to the highest bidded, the titles being guaranteed by the state of Sonora. Only buildings deemed necessary by the state for it's own uses are excepted in the sale.
 The net returns from the auction will be expended at follows: Fifty per cent to be applied to the Sonora state school system, 25 per cent tc public improvements, war victims tC be given the preference in employ ment, and 25 per cent for the expense incurred by the agrarian commiss C.. and the various sub-committees
 Imprisonment for 10 years is al-C decreed for any government employc or other person who shall graft in tht funds received or attempt to misaF- ply the monies in any manne~.
 The decree is preceded by . iol preamble which sets forth the req sons for the drastic action against the old cientifico party. stating that for 8 years the people of Sonora have suffered as a result of the despotic dictatorship which permitted the priv ileged class to live on the misery of the poor. monopolizing eyerylelement of power and wealth.
 Those who assisted Pascual OroZco are also pointed out as belonging toi the same class, in that they did all in their power to obstruct the ideas Of the revolution, as they also did when they took the part of Villa. It is to rid Sonora of what are termed the enemies of the state, who it is feared might further intrigue to em- barrass the government, that the de- cree is issued and properties con fiscated.
 The new Carranza decree, requiring that foreigners have $50 in their pos session if they enter Mexico. is good thing for the Americans, according to Tiofilo Mendoza, inspector-in-charge of the immigration bureau. who states that the majority of Americans pass ing from Douglas through Agua Prieta are allowed to do so without question. when they are going on legitimate business. The law, according to the spector-in-charge was framed prim arily to prevent the influx of undesir- ables into Mex icoand applies to the entire country. At ports other than Douglas there are oftentimes a large number Of indigents and penurious foreigners who enter Mexico to gain si zZzz'sszEiiSsz s1Ez 1Hs