Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-12

f'''f''N ''''heN W HNf hutN pro-
ceeding
~. The price which the grantee
shall pay for his allotment shall DO
that which the Nation pays the for.
mer proprietor. plus 9 percent. the LAT.
ter 10 cover expenses OF adminIstra.
tion. the whole amount 10 be- maid by
the grantee In twenty annual payments
dating from possession.
20. Proprietors whose land shall b
appropriated shall have the right OF
decentralization for liz value as an.
pears front the tax rolls. plus ten per
cent.
n. In default 81 data from tax roll.
Of which the value can be sntisfactor
ny fixed. engineers II the local Agra.
rian Commission ~ the Federal Dis
trict ~ Territories. as the case mny
he. shall proceed 10 make a special
valuation Of the land appropriated.
Payments Reasonable
~. Payment for the land expron-'.
atcd shall be- made IN national agra.
rian bonds. payable In twenty years
In hnnuitics which amortize prlncinnl
and interest. Interest In no case shall
exceed pc. cent annually.
%. Payment of said bonds. issued
IN favor Of the proprietors. shnll Ice
made out Of the Nations income from
the resale at the appropriated lands.
tn" Federal Government will make no
direct investment In the funds which
constitute this guarantee.
~. When II has been detormln, I
tn appropriate certain lands the pro.
prictors thereof shall present their Il.
Ties and Held notes to the local Agra.
RAN Commission Of the Federal Dis.
,rict ar the Territories which shall
belong To II. Also. they shall present
certificates showing the assessed value
OF their estates. with statements ~
the value per hectare ~ each ~ the
different kinds 81 land which compose
said estates.
20. Proprictors who endeavor 10 de-.
feat the purposes Of this act by means
OF legal subileties. legal tricks or by
means of rcsorting 60 notorlously i'm.
proper proceedings. shall be- fined
n sum equivalent 20 10 per cent
~ the assessed value OF the
property involved. Those who resi- II
the National Government or the Local
authorities by force Of arms: who pro
woke. aid or encourage rebellion Of 9th
crs. or who by any violent means nj
tempt TO prevent the carrying into Il
feet OF this reform shall be deprived
Of their citizenship for ten years AMI
pay to the National Treasury n fine
equivalent 20 20 percent of the value
Of the land involved Those who, witt
the object Indicated. provoke foreign
Intervention, 90 In any way seek the
aid OF foreign governments or peopli
IN the form II diplomatic, economic ~
military pressure ON the people or gov.
eminent OF Mexico. shall be- deprived
81 citizenship and pay u fine equal T.
the value OF 40 percent OF their prop
crty. II shall be the duty OF the Fed
eral Public Minister TO bring prosecu.
ton under this act: such penal pro.
ceedings shall not interfere with the
work Of appropriation In the cases H.
volved.
70. When In conformity with thl,
act the appropriation OF an estate l.
decided upon. proprletors shall be re.
quired TO manifest within ten days
whether they agree 10 said exproprin
ton or whether they will formally on
pose II. II the time expires without
such requirement being compiled with.
II shall be considered that the propri,.
tors assent and that the appropriation
viii lie carried into effect.
~. In case Of opposition. the mat.
ter In dispute will he submitted 10 the
Federal Courts. which shall hear thu
evidence immediately and give a ,leci
sion promptly 20 the end that Their,
shall be- no serious delay In carrying
out agrarian reform.
~. When. by consent. express or
tacit. Of proprietors. or BY judicial d.
cree. authority 10 occupy the land h
obtained. the local Agrarian Commits
sion Will take possession 81 II and pro
coed 10 locate and fix the bounds o:
the parcels according TO the followlng
rules
a. There shall he made n ground
plan Of each parcel. expressing its ex.
act size and bounds. Tor registry IN
the Assessors office.
II. Wherever the topography OF the
land permits. the parcels shall be- Civ
en regular and uniform demarcatlon.
c. The bounds shall be fixed with
exact precision.
ID. They shall endeavor 20 so Law
out the parcels that no one Of them
shall be isolated. giving each an out
let 10 public road. for avoiding as
FAR as possible the necessity for nc.
curing rights Of passage over private
land
T. Also they shall cndcavor TO ar
range that each parcel OF land shall
have the advantage Of drainage where
there are canals on natural drains.
r. Parcels shall be numbered In
order ~ that when the title IL passed
II viii be necessary to give only the
district. municipality. State and mum.
Der: provided that the grantee shah
be permitted To give his parcel any
name that he may desire.
~. In fixing the quantity of land
Ia be- allowed O. applicants. the fol
lowing considerations should b. takes
into account:
A. The superfire ~ each pare i
should he inversely proportional To IN"
vnluc 81 the land which constitute
II. this value being estimated with Its
value M well "a its location
with reference TO roads and ceniers ~
II. Within this standard and con.
sidering the maximum and minimum
limits defined In this act. efforts should
IT, made to fix the exact size Of the
parcels 81 that each will be large
enough IN maintain "A farp,,, aud nj.