Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-01-22 | Page 3 | Mexican Land Law Explained

MEXICAN N LAND l ND LA lAW EXPlAINED Based on Constitution Constitution tion o of 1917 CITY Jan 22 AP AP- AP Foreign Minister Saenz In a II statement statement statement state state- ment today explained the Mexican l land Janet law and application to f for r In accordance with the constitution constitution constitution of at 1 and for tor reasons of ot i defense and other he said prohibition pro PlO pro i i has hns been established against int aliens acquiring rea real es estate Os- Os tate In Jn the border coastal zone zono 1 Consequently since 1917 no alien has hall been able legally to ace acquire tiro such rights h s In that zone one but the he law had to solve problems of ot ac ac prior to that date establishing establishing lishing for tor aliens such ouch c conditions go eo they would keep their properties until death when individuals or until nUJ dissolution of companies when corporations find and further so That foreign heirs could dispose e of ot them five years front from the date dato of or oran an aliens alien's den death th This condition applies only to heirs of ot such aliens as an acquired real estate In the prohibited zone prior to 1917 Outside of oC the prohibited zone the only restriction Imposed on heirs of ot aliens Is that of obtaining the permit required by the constitution which is only a con condition for tor the acquisition of property rights and therefore does not pro pray vent aliens from acquiring them as long ong as ns the they have obtained such permit n does joes not affect the rights rl r deferred to In tiny Any funda i mental manner This practice has been observed since since- 1917 without difficulty