ACT OF 1880.

[Iowa State Laws, 1880, ch. 168, p. 164.]

AN ACT To provide for the appointment of a commissioner of immigration, and to define his duties, and to make an appropriation to pay the expense thereof.

Be it enacted by the general assembly of the State of Iowa:

SECTION 1. That a commissioner of immigration for the State of Iowa shall be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice of the executive council, who shall hold his office for the period of two years from the 1st day of May, 1880.

SEC. 2. Said commissioner shall keep an office in the city of Des Moines and shall give his time and attention to such efforts as may be specially approved by the executive council to induce capital and industry to seek investment and employment in the development and improvement of the agricultural, manufacturing, and mining resources of the State.

SEC. 3. There is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of five thousand dollars a year for two years, to be expended by such commissioner under the general direction and special approval of the executive council, in showing to the people of the United States the natural advantages and resources of the State of Iowa, said money to be drawn from time to time upon the recommendation of the governor, which shall include the salary of the commissioner.

SEC. 4. At the expiration of each three months after his appointment such commissioner shall make and file in the office of the auditor of the State an itemized statement, duly verified by his oath, showing when, to whom, and for what purpose the funds drawn by him have been expended.

SEC. 5. Said commissioner shall receive a salary of twelve hundred dollars per annum, to be paid quarterly.

SEC. 6. This act, being deemed of immediate importance, shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and the Iowa State Leader, newspapers published at Des Moines, Iowa.

Approved, March 26, 1880.

I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa State Register April 2, and in the Iowa State Leader April 5, 1880.

J. A. T. HULL,
Secretary of State.

KANSAS.

DIGEST OF IMMIGRATION AND ALIEN LAW.

Act of 1864 (an act to establish a bureau of immigration and appoint agents therefor).-A bureau of immigration was established in Kansas by statute of 1864. The governor is empowered to appoint two immigration commissioners. The bureau shall have power to appoint agents to visit Europe for the purpose of encouraging and directing immigration to this State; to make contracts for low rates of fare for immigrants, and to perform all functions contemplated by this act. The bureau shall compile and publish for general publicity and for annual report to the legislature facts and statistics about the State's resources and character, about the transactions of the bureau, and about any other matters of general interest, in conformity to the purposes of the act. The faculties of the state institutions for higher education shall furnish the bureau any available scientific data. The assessors of each county shall furnish an annual report of the proportions of land vacant and cultivated, and other information relative to the county's resources. The state geologist shall supply an abstract of his investigations. The bureau shall promote the organization of a state immigration society to cooperate with it.

Five thousand dollars a year is appropriated for executing the provisions of the act, and the commissioners are required to give bond for $2,000.

IMMIGRATION AND ALIEN LAW.

ACT OF 1864.

[Kansas State Laws, 1864, ch. 75, p. 143.]

AN ACT To establish a bureau of immigration, and appoint agents therefor.

Be it enacted by the legislature of the State of Kansas:

SECTION 1. That the governor be, and he is hereby, empowered to appoint, by and with the consent of the senate, two commissioners of immigration, who, together with the governor, shall constitute a bureau of immigration, which shall have power to appoint one or more agents to visit Europe for the purpose of encouraging and directing immigration to this State, to make contracts with railroad and packet companies for the purpose of securing a low rate of fare to immigrants, and to perform such other functions as may be necessary to secure the ends aimed at in this act: Provided, however, That said bureau of immigration, or its agents, shall not, under any consideration, involve the State in any indebtedness or expense in amount exceeding the sum appropriated by this act.

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SEC. 2. The bureau of immigration shall each year collect and compile for publication in an annual report to the legislature, and also in such other forms as they may judge best and necessary to aid the object of the bureau, all statistics and facts relating to the character and resources of this State, the amount of money received and expended by them, and all such other information as shall be of general interest to the State and calculated to subserve the designs of this act.

SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of the faculty of the State Agricultural College, of the State Normal School, and of the State University, when organized, to carefully preserve a daily meteorological record which, with all such other information relative to climate, soils, minerals, and all other scientific facts bearing upon the resources of the State that such faculties may be able to gather, shall be forwarded for publication to the office of the bureau at the capital.

SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of the county assessors of the several organized counties in the State to prepare annually a report of the amount of lands in their several counties, what proportion may be vacant, what under cultivation, and all such other information as they may possess, tending to increase a knowledge of the various. counties of the State, and forward the same to this bureau.

SEC. 5. It shall be the duty of the state geologist to prepare an abstract of such investigations he may have made as to the soil, minerals, coal, salt springs, and other information which came within the legitimate duty of this office to gather, at such times as the bureau of immigration may require.

SEC. 6. That the sum of five thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any moneys not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of agents to be sent to Europe, and other expenses incidental to the operations of this bureau; and the governor is hereby empowered to direct the auditor to draw his warrants upon the treasurer for such amounts as the bureau shall deem proper, not exceeding the above amount, such vouchers to be marked " Immigration fund," and the state treasurer shall pay each at sight.

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SEC. 7. The aforenamed commissioners shall enter upon their duties on the 1st day of April, A. D. 1864, and remain in office for one year, and shall take the required oath of state officers, and shall each give bonds in the amount of two thousand dollars, to be approved by the governor, conditioned to faithfully perform the duties required by their appointment and this act.

SEC. 8. The bureau of immigration shall, as much as possible, encourage and try to effect the organization of a state immigration society, which shall cooperate with this bureau in aid of immigration. SEC. 9. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved, February 26, 1864.

THOMAS CARNEY, Governor.

KENTUCKY.

DIGEST OF IMMIGRATION AND ALIEN LAWS.

Act of 1892 (an act concerning citizens, expatriation, aliens).— The act of 1892 was passed to define the property rights of aliens and to prescribe the process by which citizens may secure expatriation.

Act of 1906 (an act creating a state board of agriculture, forestry, and immigration; specifying the duties and appropriating money).— The act of 1906 created a state board of agriculture, forestry, and immigration, consisting of nine members. The governor shall appoint the members of the board, the director of the Kentucky Experiment Station, and a commissioner of agriculture, forestry, and immigration. The commissioner shall see that a farmers' and industrial institute is held annually in each county. The board shall act as an immigration committee. It shall collect and publish information showing the class of immigrants entering the State and causes of emigration from the State.

IMMIGRATION AND ALIEN LAWS.

ACT OF 1892.

[Kentucky State Laws, 1892, ch. 36, p. 54.]

AN ACT Concerning citizens, expatriation, aliens.

Be it enacted by the general assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:

SECTION 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, and who reside in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, shall be deemed citizens thereof.

SEC. 2. Whensoever any citizen of this State, by deed in writing, in the presence of, and subscribed by, two witnesses and acknowledged or proved in the county court of the county in which he resides, or by open declaration made in such court and entered of record, shall declare that he relinquishes the character of a citizen of this State, and shall depart out of the same with the intention, in good faith, to remain absent therefrom, such person shall, from the time of his departure, be considered as having exercised his right of expatriation, so far as regards this State, and shall not thenceforth be deemed a citizen thereof. When any citizen of this State shall reside elsewhere, and, in good faith, become a citizen of some other State of this Union, or the citizen or subject of a foreign State or sovereign, he shall not, while the citizen of another State, or the citizen or subject of a foreign State or sovereign, be deemed a citizen of this State. No act of any citizen under this section shall have any effect if done while the United States shall be at war with a foreign power.

SEC. 3. An alien not being an enemy shall, after he has declared his intention to become a citizen of the United States according to the forms required by law, be enabled to recover, inherit, hold, and pass by descent, devise, or otherwise, any interest in real or personal property in the same manner as if he were a citizen of this Commonwealth.

SEC. 4. Any alien who shall have purchased, or contracted to purchase, any real estate, or who shall hold or have title thereto, and who shall become a citizen of the United States before the same is escheated by a proper procedure, which may be done at any time after the expiration of eight years from the time the title is acquired, and any purchaser, lessee, heir, or devisee, from him, if a citizen of the United States who shall before the property is escheated become the owner thereof by purchase or inheritance, shall take and hold the same free and released from any right or claim of the Commonwealth by reason of such person's having been an alien.

SEC. 5. Any woman whose husband is or shall be a citizen of the United States, and any person whose father or mother at the time of his birth was or shall be a citizen thereof, although born out of the United States, may take and hold real or personal estate by devise, purchase, descent, or distribution.

SEC. 6. An alien, the subject or citizen of a friendly State, may take and hold any personal property except chattels real; and any such alien, if he reside within this State, may take and hold any lands for the purpose of residence, or of occupation by him or his servants, or for the purpose of any business, trade, or manufacture, for a term not exceeding twenty-one years. An alien so taking and holding shall have like rights, remedies, and exemptions touching such property as if he were a citizen of the United States.

SEC. 7. If real estate within this Commonwealth shall pass to a nonresident alien by descent or devise, the same may for the period of eight years next after the final settlement of the estate of the decedent from whom it was acquired be held and alienated by such nonresident alien. If the heir or devisee aforesaid be a minor, the real estate aforesaid may be held for his benefit by a guardian or curator, and may be sold by proper proceeding had in conformity with the laws regulating sales of infant's real estate if commenced within the period first above specified.

SEC. 8. If a nonresident alien hath obtained possession of real estate acquired by descent or devise, and shall die before the expiration of the period limiting his right of enjoyment or sale, the right thus acquired shall pass by descent or devise; if to an alien to be held for or disposed of within the period aforenamed; but if to a citizen of the United States then such person shall take the title as fully as if the ancester had himself been a citizen.

Approved, April 29, 1892.