Foreign Investment in United States Agricultural Land

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1979 - Agricultural laws and legislation - 292 pages
 

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Page 191 - The United States, in their relation to foreign countries and their subjects or citizens, are one nation, invested with powers which belong to independent nations, the exercise of which can be invoked for the maintenance of its absolute independence and security throughout its entire territory.
Page 239 - EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1946, AS AMENDED, WITH RELATED LAWS (60 Stat. 23) [PUBLIC LAW 304— 79TH CONGRESS] AN ACT To declare a national policy on employment, production, and purchasing power, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SHORT TITLE SECTION 1 . This Act may be cited as the "Employment Act of 1946".
Page 221 - Only Mexicans by birth or naturalization and Mexican companies have the right to acquire ownership in lands, waters and their appurtenances, or to obtain concessions to develop mines, waters or mineral fuels in the Republic of Mexico.
Page 281 - The President shall conduct a study of the feasibility of establishing a system to monitor foreign direct investment in agricultural, rural, and urban real property, including the feasibility of establishing a nationwide multipurpose land data system...
Page 196 - ... and the corporation itself is organized under the laws of the United States or of a State, Territory, District, or possession thereof, but in the case of a corporation, association, or partnership operating any vessel in the coastwise trade the amount of interest required to be owned by citizens of the United States shall be 75 per centum.
Page 188 - Court's decisions have established that classifications based on alienage, like those based on nationality or race, are inherently suspect and subject to close judicial scrutiny.
Page 146 - Luna McKinley . . Mora Otero Quay Rio Arriba . Roosevelt . . Sandoval . . . San Juan . . San Miguel . Santa...
Page 273 - Mining rights in State-owned lands may be acquired only by adult citizens (or their guardians or trustees), adult aliens who have declared their intention to become US citizens, adult aliens whose home country grants reciprocal treatment, associations of the above persons, and qualified corporations. To be qualified, a corporation must be organized under the laws of a State or territory of the United States, and no more than 50 percent of its stock may be owned or controlled by aliens who could not...
Page 197 - ... who shall be empowered to receive all money and property in the United States due or belonging to an enemy, or ally of enemy...
Page 239 - ... of the legal entity holding the interest, the country in which such foreign person is created or organized, and the principal place of business of such foreign person; (4) the type of interest in agricultural land which...

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