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Show THE SPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW MEXICO of representa- that a frank policy and a well-understood interest demand that there should be no longer delayed a conoe which may tend to the advancement of the pub1¢, by the increase eet of population, the extension and di- property, which consequently makes the national 1 Wega greater; having also in consideration that by SAR eae the safety of the nation may be more and more Sah ae foreign proprietors will be so many more aa ers of end ai e uy. national rights, the Mei at the same property; time that considering which will be given to agriculture, in- ae arty eo gee ae ere which are the sources of public f ape , that the opinion generally expressed 5 e sald concessions, I have thought proper © Powers conceded in me by the seventh of resentati fie the interested in the common oa accorded in Tacubaya, and attested by the repye Serartmens, to decree as follows: eae ers not citizens residing in the republic may acquire and hold town and country property, by adjudication purchase, established by the laws. denouncement, or any other title property. ‘‘Art. 11. In order that foreigners who may have ac- quired property in the republic may be citizens thereof, it is sufficient that they prove before the political authority of the place of their residence that they are proprietors, that they have resided two years in the republic, and that they have conducted themselves well. The expediente drawn up in this manner will be sent to the proper department, by which the certificate of citizenship will be issued. ‘‘Art. 12. Foreigners cannot acquire royal or public lands in all the departments of the republic, without contracting for them with the government which possesses this right as representing the domain of the Mexican nation. ‘‘Wherefore I order that it be printed, published, circulated, and carried into full effect. ‘‘Palace of the National Government, Mexico, 11th March, 1842. ANTONIO Lopez DE SANTA ANNA ‘* Jose Marta DE BOCANEGRA, ‘‘Minister of Foreign Affairs and Government’ 919 AYUNTAMIENTO pz SANTA FE. 1845. Petition to the Governor for a piece of land in front of the Palace Garden. Refused. José Francisco Baca y Terrus, Alealde. Francisco Ortiz y Delgado, Alcalde. ud Rot wer we ef ue 7... ee PN SORIA ee eee sete G54, ee 28 e Ld oa wz Pape council Age web the . ees of ‘‘Art. 9. These arrangements do not include the departments on the frontier and bordering upon other nations, in regard to which special laws of colonization will be enacted, without the power to foreigners to ever acquire property in them, without the express license of the Supreme Government of the Republic. ‘‘Art. 10. In the departments which are not on the frontier, and which may have coasts, only at five leagues distance from the coasts can foreigners acquire country ee Ee a Eee ee N PELE LTPEPCL Ps Peete) era tp c tates * pe FP a Se 6. ba.J SEY 9-8 te~$248 2 BPPd Bs dik bod Bkhatte oy eat ee opinion of the other. ie the pendent PPT heard ‘“‘Art. 2. They may also acquire ownership in mines of gold, silver, copper, quicksilver, iron, and coal, of which they may be the discoverers, in conformity with the ordinance of the branch. ‘“‘Art. 3. Each individual foreigner cannot acquire more than two country estates in the same department, without a license from the supreme government, and only under the boundaries which they now have, each inde- ¢ having tives, which with the greatest exactitude examined this subject ; the reports of several Juntas of the departments, many well informed persons, and the pro and contra supported in print; having seen the various projects for a law which to this effect have been offered ; being also convineed 275 fete not be colonized without the previous approval of the supreme general executive power.’’ In 1828, it was decreed that ‘‘The governors — Jefes Politicos — of the territories are authorized in compliance with the law of the General Congress of the 18th of August, 1822, and under the conditions hereafter specified to grant vacant lands in their respective territories to such contractors (empresarios), families, or private persons, whether Mexicans or foreigners, who may ask for them, for the purpose of cultivating and inhabiting them.’’ In 1824, March 16th, the following edict was issued: ‘Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, general of division, benemerito of the country, and provisional president of the Mexican Republic, to all the inhabitants thereof: KNOW YE: — that after a mature and most cautious examination into the benefits which will result to the Republic from permitting foreigners to acquire property; ars 50-4 are @«-a J ea * rars POPE Pere Tees Saar oe oe pe rer oe PO PAP PSPe "Or e-my rsPPE rari et et nl AO aed -> Be pe THE SPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW MEXICO * O80 6586-9059 * 1 OF rr +4 e- = ees re ee | oepe ede ok Gna. 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