Japan and the California ProblemIyenaga, T. (Toyokichi)
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Japan and the California Problem
Iyenaga, T. (Toyokichi)
Japan -- Emigration and immigration; Japanese -- California
=Section 8.=--All acts and parts of acts inconsistent or in conflict with
the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed.
APPENDIX D
ALIEN LAND LAW
(Adopted November 2, 1920)
PROPERTY RIGHTS AND DISABILITIES OF ALIENS IN CALIFORNIA
=Alien Land Law.= Initiative Act. Permits Acquisition and Transfer of
Real Property by Aliens Eligible to Citizenship, to Same Extent as
Citizens Except as Otherwise Provided by Law; Permits Other Aliens,
and Companies, Associations, and Corporations in Which they Hold
Majority Interest, to Acquire and Transfer Real Property Only as
Prescribed by Treaty, but Prohibiting Appointment Thereof as Guardians
of Estates of Minors Consisting Wholly or Partially of Real Property
or Shares in Such Corporations; Provides for Escheats in Certain
Cases; Requires Reports of Property Holdings to Facilitate Enforcement
of Act; Prescribes Penalties and Repeals Conflicting Acts.
_An act relating to the rights, powers, and disabilities of aliens and
of certain companies, associations, and corporations with respect to
property in this State, providing for escheats in certain cases,
prescribing the procedure therein, requiring reports of certain
property holdings to facilitate the enforcement of this act,
prescribing penalties for violation of the provisions hereof, and
repealing all acts or parts of acts inconsistent or in conflict
herewith._
_The people of the State of California do enact as follows_:
=Section 1.=--All aliens eligible to citizenship under the laws of the
United States may acquire, possess, enjoy, transmit, and inherit real
property, or any interest therein, in this State, in the same manner and
to the same extent as citizens of the United States, except as otherwise
provided by the laws of this State.
=Section 2.=--All aliens other than those mentioned in section one of this
act may acquire, possess, enjoy, and transfer real property, or any
interest therein, in this State, in the manner and to the extent and for
the purpose prescribed by any treaty now existing between the Government
of the United States and the nation or country of which such alien is a
citizen or subject, and not otherwise.
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