Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1926-01-15
MAY PROTEST
MEXICAN LAW
Some U. S. Officials Fear New
Land Act Conflicts With
Our Treaty Rights.
PRESIDENT KEPT ADVISED
Text Of Measure Gives Idea II Is
lnlmieal to American Prop.
erty Owners In
Mexico.

Washington.-Th belief exists that
this Government may take official rec
ognition of the Land Law and make
strong protest to Mexico against
putting It into effect.
Following are the pricclpal articles:
Article mo alien shall acquire d..
rect ownership in lands and waters
in strip OF 100 kilometers along
frontiers and of fifty on coasts nor be
a shareholder in Mexican ompanles
which may acquire s-cA ownership lh
lie same strip.
Article Pin order that an allea
may form part OF Mexican company
which may have or may acquire own
ership OF lands, waters and their aO-
cessories, or concessions for the ex-
ploitation OF mines. waters or com
bustible minerals in the territory Of
the Republic. he shall satisfy the re-
quirements set out in the same sec
tion 1 Of Article 27 of the Constitu-
tAOhf " VIII
That of agreeing before the Depart
ment Of Foreign Relations to consider
himself national in respect Of the psft
Of the property which pertains to HIM
In the company; and not to invoke, In
respect thereof, the protection OF his
Government with reference thereto
under protection. in case of failing IN
the agreement, Of losing for the bene-
TT of the nation the property which
she may have acquired or which he
may acquire as a shareholder in the
company In question.
Article 3--ln the case Of Mexican
companies owning rural property for
agricultural purposes the permit
spoken OF in the foregoing article
shall not be granted when, through
the acquisition to which the permit
refers. there remains In the hands Of
aliens 90 per cent or more of the to-
tai interests of the company.
Article 4-Foreign persons who may
represent since prior to the going into
effect of this law so per cent. or more
of the total interest OF any kind Of
companies owning rural property tor
agricultural purposes shall retain It
until their death in the case of physi-
cal persons, or for ten years In the
case OF moral persons Corporations
The provisions of this article shall
not affect contracts OF colonization
concluded by the Federal Govern
ment prior to the going into effect Of
! this law ~
Article 5-The rights which are the
object OF the present law, not COM
prised in the foregoing article and
acquired legally by aliens prior to the
going into effect thereof. shall be con-
served by their present owners until
their death
Article 6-When an alien person
should have to acquire by inheritance
rights the acquisition OF which might
be prohibited to aliens by the law, the
Department Of Foreign Relations shall
give permit, in order that there be
made the adjudication and that there
may be registered the respective deed.
In case any alien person should have
to have adjudicated to himself by vlr-
tue Of pre-existing right ,cqulred in
good faith. right to those which are
prohibited to him by the law. the De-
partment Of Foreign Relations shalt
give the permit for such adjudication.
In both cases the permit shall be
granted upon the condition OF transfer
ring the rights In question to a person
with capacity under he law within
a period of five years. counting from
the date of the death of the author OF
the inheritance in the first case or
from the adjudication in the second
Article S-Executed acts and con.
tracts made against the prohibition
contained in this law shall be void
with full right. Failure to comply with
Articles 4 and 6 shall give rise to the
auction of the property indicated
therein.
Articles I, 9. 10 and II exemplify
the other PROFESSIONS of the measure.