SEC. 6. Regular meetings of the said board shall be held in the capitol building in Denver upon the first Wednesday in the months of January, April, July, and October of each year, beginning at 10 o'clock a. m. The president of the board may call meetings at other times and places when it shall be deemed necessary.

SEC. 7. There is hereby established an immigration fund in the treasury of the State of Colorado of which fund the auditor of the State shall keep a separate and distinct account. The board created by this act may solicit and receive cash contributions for the purpose of furthering the general or special advertising of the State. Such contributions shall be paid to the treasurer of the State, who shall give the contributor or donor his receipt there for. Any appropriations made under or in furtherance of this act shall be made a part of the immigration fund. No warrants shall be drawn upon said immigration fund except upon the written order of the president of the said Colorado State board of immigration attested by the secretary thereof, the same having been previously authorized by the board.

SEC. 8. Forty thousand dollars is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act. Said appropriation is to be made for the years 1909 and 1910, commencing April 1, 1909, one-half of said amount to be used during the first year and onehalf during the second year.

SEC. 9. In the opinion of the General Assembly an emergency exists; therefore this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved, May 5, 1909, at 3.05 p. m.

II.

[Session Laws of Colorado, 1909, ch. 173, p. 414.]

AN ACT To extend the corporate life of certain incorporated companies organized to aid, encourage, and induce immigration to Colorado Territory.

Be it enacted by the general assembly of the State of Colorado: SECTION 1. That any incorporated company organized in Colorado Territory under the Revised Statutes of 1868 as amended by "An act amendatory of chapter eighteen of the Revised Statutes of Colorado concerning corporations," approved February 11, A. D. 1870, for the purpose of aiding, encouraging, and inducing immigration to Colorado Territory, commonly known as colony companies or colonial companies, which have heretofore caused their original corporate life to be renewed pursuant to the requirements of "An act to amend chapter nineteen of the General Statutes of the State of Colorado entitled Corporations by adding thereto a section concerning the renewal of corporations, to be numbered section one hundred and sixty-one," approved April 20, 1889, shall be permitted, and it is hereby permitted to extend its corporate life until the 1st day of January, A. D. 1929, on condition that on or prior to the 1st day of July, A. D. 1909, the board of directors or trustees of such company shall cause to be filed in the office of the secretary of state a certifi

cate under its corporate name signed by its president and attested by its secretary under its corporate seal and verified by the affidavit of its president and secretary, showing following facts:

First. That such company was originally organized under the acts of Colorado Territory aforesaid;

Second. That one of its objects as shown by its original certificate of incorporation was for the purpose of aiding, encouraging, and inducing immigration to the Territory of Colorado;

Third. That said company actually did prosecute said object; Fourth. That said company regularly renewed its corporate life for a period of twenty years pursuant to the above-mentioned act approved April 20, 1889;

Fifth. That said company still maintains its organization, with a board of directors or trustees, a president and secretary, and has continuously so maintained its organization and incorporation; on the further condition that it shall pay to the secretary of state a fee of twenty-five dollars for the use of the general fund of the State of Colorado; and on the further condition that promptly on filing said certificate with the secretary of state it shall cause a certified copy thereof prior to the 15th day of July, A. D. 1909, to be filed for record in the office of the county clerk and recorder of the county where its principal business has been carried on.

SEC. 2. Any incorporated company of the class or character stated in section 1 hereof, upon conforming to the conditions of said section shall continue to be a corporation vested with its original powers until the 1st day of January, A. D. 1929.

SEC. 3. In the opinion of the general assembly an emergency exists; therefore, this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved, May 5, 1909.

CONNECTICUT.

DIGEST OF IMMIGRATION AND ALIEN LAWS.

Act of 1845.-Under the act of 1845 aliens are empowered to acquire, hold, and transmit real property upon declaration of intention to become a citizen.

Act of 1846.-The act of 1846 confirms the titles to property made by or to aliens.

Act of 1848.-The act of 1848 removes from aliens resident in the United States any disqualification to acquire, hold, or transmit real

estate.

Act of 1848.-This act of 1848 confers upon aliens the right to acquire and hold land by devise or inheritance.

Act of 1853 (authorizing appropriation for removal of colored persons to Liberia).-The act of 1853 appropriates $1,000 to assist in defraying the expenses of "such colored persons, inhabitants of this State, of industrious habits and good moral character, as may choose to emigrate to Liberia."

Act of 1855 (an act in addition to an act relating to courts).Under the act of 1855 aliens are not permitted to declare intentions or be made citizens in any of the State courts.

Act of 1857 (an act in addition to an act concerning lands).-The act of 1857 empowers nonresident aliens to acquire and hold real estate for mining purposes.

Act of 1865 (an act to encourage the importation of laborers).— Contracts made by emigrants pledging their wages in repayment of expenses of immigration shall be valid in case it does exceed onehalf of his regular wage. Advances made for expenses shall constitute a lien on the wages of immigrants failing to fulfill their contract. Act of 1866 (an act providing for the support of paupers).-Under act of 1866 no person without the consent of the community shall become a resident of a town in the State unless a resident of the United States. Meetings shall be called for the admission of inhabitants. Six years' residence without public aid gains a right of residence. Persons who become a public charge may be removed by the town to their place of legal settlement. Bringing paupers into the State is prohibited.

Act of 1895 (an act concerning Italian or other alien laborers).The commissioner of the bureau of labor statistics is authorized to appoint competent persons to inform alien laborers of their rights. A penalty is provided against retaining wages of foreigners without adequate consideration.

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IMMIGRATION AND ALIEN LAWS.

ACT OF 1845.

[Connecticut State Laws, 1845, c. 3, p. 4.]

AN ACT Concerning foreigners.

Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives in general assembly convened,

SEC. 1. That any alien who shall have duly declared his intention to become a citizen of the United States in the manner prescribed by law and who shall thereafter have resided in this State for the term of one year shall be authorized and empowered to hold, convey, and transmit, by grant, devise, descent, or otherwise, real estate in this State to as full an extent as if he were a native citizen thereof. SEC. 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.

Approved, June 7, 1845.

ACT OF 1846.

[Connecticut State Laws, 1846, c. 28, p. 25.]

AN ACT In addition to an act entitled "An act concerning lands." Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives in general assembly convened, That all conveyances and transfers of real estate in this State, or any interest therein, by deed, devise, or otherwise, heretofore made to any foreigner not authorized by law to hold real estate, and all conveyances and transfers of the same by such foreigner, be and the same hereby are confirmed to such foreigner, his heirs and assigns, and made effectual to all intents and purposes as though such foreigner had been a native-born citizen: Provided, That this act shall not affect any suit now pending. Approved, June 4, 1846.

ACTS OF 1848.

I.

[Connecticut State Laws, 1848, c. 56, p. 47.]

AN ACT In addition to an act entitled "An act concerning lands.”

Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives in general assembly convened,

SEC. 1. That any woman who is an alien and the wife of a man by law capable of holding land in this State shall be capable of taking and holding land in this State by devise or inheritance, and shall be entitled to dower in the estate of her deceased husband. And the child or children, or other lineal descendants, or any person capable of holding land in this State, shall be entitled to take and hold such land as heir or heirs at law of such ancestor, whether such child, children, or lineal descendants are or are not natives of the United States in the same manner as if they were citizens of the United States.

Approved, June 22, 1848.

II.

[Connecticut State Laws, 1848, c. 15, p. 15.]

AN ACT In respect to aliens.

Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives in general assembly convened, That no person shall be disqualified by reason of his being an alien from purchasing, holding, inheriting, or transmitting real estate in this State in as full and ample a manner as nativeborn citizens: Provided, Such alien so purchasing, holding, inheriting, or transmitting be a resident of this State or some one of the United States.

Approved, June 24, 1848.

ACT OF 1853.

[Laws of Connecticut (private), 1853, p. 29.]

AN ACT Authorizing appropriation for removal of colored persons to Liberia. Resolved by this assembly, That one thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated from the treasury of the State, to aid in this removal of such colored persons, inhabitants of this State, of industrious habits and good moral character, as may choose to emigrate to Liberia, in Africa, under the superintendence and direction. of the American Colonization Society.

Resolved, That the governor of this State be, and he is hereby, constituted and appointed commissioner to select from among the applicants for aid such as he may deem most deserving; and he is hereby authorized to pay to the order of the treasurer of the American Colonization Society fifty dollars for each emigrant upon due notice. of his or her embarkation; and the comptroller of public accounts is also hereby authorized to draw an order on the treasurer of this State in favor of said commissioner for a sum not exceeding one' thousand dollars for the use of said society.

ACT OF 1855.

[Laws of Connecticut (public), 1855, Chapter XXII, p. 22.]

AN ACT In addition to an act relating to courts.

Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives in general assembly convened, (That) No alien shall be permitted to declare his intention to become a citizen of the United States before any court already established or which hereafter may be established under and by virtue of the constitution and laws of this State, nor shall any alien be admitted to become a citizen of the United States before any such court.

Approved, June 26, 1855.