II. [Laws of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Idaho, 1883.] COUNCIL JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 7.-Relief of destitute immigrants. Be it resolved by the legislative assembly of the Territory of Idaho, as follows: That A. L. Richardson, Charles P. Bilderback, and L. R. Walter are hereby constituted trustees to dispense a charitable fund in the manner hereinafter provided: The controller is hereby required to draw his warrant upon the territorial treasury in the sum of five hundred dollars in favor of said trustees. The said trustees shall make proper investigation as to the actual condition of all persons destitute of the necessaries of life who shall apply to them for aid: Provided, Such persons shall not have been residents of the Territory for six months last past, and of a class known as immigrants. The said trustees are hereby directed to furnish at once the necessary relief to such persons. If, upon the expenditure of the said five hundred dollars for such purposes, the said trustees shall submit a report to the territorial controller as to the manner in which said amount shall have been expended, and if the said trustees shall report that more funds are necessary, the said controller shall draw a warrant on the territorial treasurer for an additional amount in the sum of five hundred dollars: Provided, That said trustees have filed with the controller a detailed statement of the manner in which the preceding five hundred dollars shall have been expended, and not otherwise. The territorial treasurer is hereby authorized and required to pay all warrants drawn as aforesaid not to exceed one thousand dollars out of any moneys in the territorial treasury not otherwise appropriated. This act shall take effect immediately upon the approval of the governor. Approved February 8, 1883. ACTS OF 1891. [Idaho State Laws, 1890-91, p. 108.] AN ACT Restricting aliens, corporations, and associations in their right to acquire and hold real estate. Be it enacted by the legislature of the State of Idaho: SECTION 1. No person other than a citizen of the United States, or who has declared his intention to become such, nor any association or corporation, except railway corporations whose members are not exclusively citizens of the United States, or persons who have declared their intention to become such, shall hereafter acquire any land, or title thereto, or title therein, other than mineral lands or such as may be necessary for the actual working of mines and the 79521°-VOL 39-11-41 reduction of the products thereof: Provided, That no person not eligible to become a citizen of the United States shall acquire title to any land or real property within this State except as hereinafter provided: Provided further, This act shall not prevent the holders (whether aliens or nonresidents, corporations or associations) of liens upon real estate, or any interest therein, heretofore or hereafter acquired, from holding or taking a valid title to the real estate in the enforcement of such lien; nor shall it prevent any such alien, association, or corporation from enforcing any lien or judgment for any debt or liability now existing or which may be hereafter created, nor from becoming a purchaser at any sale made for the purpose of collecting or enforcing the collection of such debt or judgment; nor from preventing widows or heirs who are aliens or who have not declared their intention to become citizens from holding lands by inheritance; but all lands acquired as aforesaid shall be sold within five years after the title thereto shall be perfected in such aiien, association, or corporation, and in default of such sale within such time such real estate shall revert and escheat to the State of Idaho. The provisions of this act shall not be construed in any way to prevent or interfere with the ownership of mining land or land necessary for the working of mines or the reduction of the products thereof. SEC. 2. An emergency exists, therefore this act shall take effect and be in force immediately after its passage. Approved, February 26, 1891. II. [Idaho State Laws, 1891, p. 119.] AN ACT To authorize aliens to take, hold, and dispose of mining property. SECTION 1. That any person, whether citizen or alien (except as hereinafter provided), natural or artificial, may take, hold, and dispose of mining claims and mining property, real or personal, tunnel rights, mill sites, quartz mills and reduction works used or necessary or proper for the reduction of ores, and water rights used for mining or milling purposes, and any other lands or property necessary for the working of mines or the reduction of the products thereof: Provided, That Chinese or persons of Mongolian descent not born in the United States are not permitted to acquire title to land or any real property under the provisions of this act. SEC. 2. An emergency exists, and this act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved, March 2, 1891. III. [Idaho State Laws, 1891, p. 233.] AN ACT To enforce section 5 of article 13 of the constitution, prohibiting the employment of aliens on state or municipal works. Be it enacted by the legislature of the State of Idaho: SECTION 1. No person not citizen of the United States or who has not declared his intention to become such or who is not eligible to become such shall be employed upon any state or municipal works; 1 nor shall any such person be employed by any contractor to work on any public works of the State or any municipality: Provided, That any state prisoner may be employed within the state prison grounds and as provided in section 3, article 13, of the constitution. SEC. 2. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of section one of this act, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each person so employed, or by imprisonment in the county jail until such fine be paid or until discharged as provided by law. Approved, March 14, 1891. ACT OF 1897. [Idaho State Laws, 1897, S. B. No. 4, p. 5.] AN ACT To discourage the further increase of alien population in this State. Be it enacted by the legislature of the State of Idaho: SECTION 1. It shall hereafter be unlawful for any county government, or municipal or private corporation organized under the laws of this State, or organized under the laws of another State or Territory, or in a foreign country, or doing business in this State to give employment in any way to any alien who has failed, neglected, or refused prior to the time such employment is given to become naturalized or declare his intention to become a citizen of the United States. SEC. 2. Whenever employment has been innocently given to any alien by any county government, municipal or private corporation mentioned in section 1 of this act, and complaint shall be made in writing by any person to the officers of the county government or municipal corporation, or general manager, superintendent, foreman, or other agent of the private corporation, having charge or superintendency of the labor of such alien employee, that such employee is an alien he shall forthwith discharge such employee from employment unless said employee shall produce his declaration to become a citizen, or his certificate of naturalization, or a duly certified copy thereof. SEC. 3. Any public officer, or any county government or municipal corporation, or any general manager, superintendent, foreman, or other agent of any private corporation, or any contractor or agent of any company engaged in public work, who shall violate any of the provisions mentioned in this act, who shall knowingly give employment to any alien, or who, having innocently given such employment, shall on complaint being made to him by any person fail or refuse to discharge any such employee forthwith, on the failure or refusal of such employee to produce for his inspection and the inspection of the complainant his declaration of intentions to become a citizen, or certificate of naturalization as provided in section 2 of this act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. SEC. 4. Whereas an emergency exists this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved, February 18, 1897. ACTS OF 1899. I. [Idaho State Laws, 1899, H. B. No. 34, p. 70.] AN ACT Regulating the rights of aliens, corporations, and associations to acquire real estate; prohibiting the employment of unnaturalized aliens and providing for the discharge of the same. Be it enacted by the legislature of the State of Idaho: SECTION 1. No person other than a citizen of the United States, or who has declared his intention to become such, nor any association or corporation, except railway corporations, whose members are not exclusively citizens of the United States, or persons who have declared their intention to become such, shall hereafter acquire any land, or title thereto, or interest therein, other than mineral lands, or such as may be necessary for the actual working of mines and the reduction of the products thereof: Provided, That no person not eligible to become a citizen of the United States shall acquire title to any land or real property within this State, except as hereinafter provided: Provided further, This act shall not prevent the holders (whether aliens or nonresidents, corporations or associations) of liens upon real estate, or any interest therein, heretofore or hereafter acquired from holding or taking a valid title to the real estate in the enforcement of such lien; nor shall it prevent any such alien, association, or corporation from enforcing any lien or judgment for any debt or liability now existing, or which may be hereafter created, nor from becoming a purchaser at any sale made for the purpose of collecting or enforcing the collection of such debt or judgment; nor from preventing widows or heirs who are aliens, or who have not declared their intention to become citizens, from holding lands by inheritance; but all lands acquired as aforesaid shall be sold within five years after the title thereto shall be perfected in such alien, association, or corporation, and in default of such sale, within such time, such real estate shall revert and escheat to the State of Idaho. The provisions of this act shall not be construed in any way to prevent or interfere with the ownership of mining land, or land necessary for the working of mines or the reduction of the products thereof. SEC. 2. Any person, whether citizen or alien (except as hereinafter provided) natural or artificial, may take, hold, and dispose of mining claims and mining property, real or personal, tunnel rights, mill sites, quartz mills or reduction works used or necessary or proper for the reduction of ores, and water rights used for mining or milling purposes, and any other lands or property necessary for the working of mines or the reduction of the products thereof: Provided, That Chinese, or persons of Mongolian descent, not born in the United States, are not permitted to acquire title to land or any real property under the provisions of this act. SEC. 3. No person not a citizen of the United States, or who has not declared his intention to become such, or who is not eligible to become such, shall be employed upon any State or municipal works, nor shall any such person be employed by any contractor to work on any public. works of the State or any municipality: Provided, That any State prisoner may be employed within the State prison grounds and as provided in section 3, article 13, of the constitution. SEC. 4. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of section 1 of this act, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each person so employed, or by imprisonment in the county jail until such fine is paid, or until discharged as provided by law. SEC. 5. It shall hereafter be unlawful for any county government or municipal or private corporation organized under the laws of this State, or organized under the laws of another State or Territory or in a foreign country and doing business in this State, to give employment in any way to any alien who has failed, neglected, or refused, prior to the time such employment is given, to become naturalized or declare his intention to become a citizen of the United States. SEC. 6. Whenever employment has been innocently given to any alien by any county government, municipal or private corporation mentioned in section 1 of this act, and complaint shall be made in writing by any person to the officers of the county government, or municipal corporation, or general manager, superintendent, foreman, or other agent of the private corporation having charge or superintendency of the labor of such alien employee, that such employee is an alien he shall forthwith discharge such employee from employment unless said employee shall produce his declaration to become a citizen, or his certificate of naturalization, or a duly certified copy thereof. SEC. 7. Any public officer or any county government or municipal corporation, or any general manager, superintendent, foreman, or other agent of any private corporation, or any contractor or agent of any company engaged in public work, who shall violate any of the provisions mentioned in this act, who shall knowingly give employment to any alien or who having innocently given such employment shall on complaint being made to him by any person fail or refuse to discharge any such employee forthwith on the failure or refusal of such employee to produce for his inspection and the inspection of the complainant his declaration of intentions to become a citizen or certificate of naturalization, as provided in section 2 of this act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. SEC. 8. Whereas an emergency exists this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved, February 2, 1899. II. [Idaho State Laws, 1899, H. B. No. 225, p. 394.] AN ACT Establishing a bureau of immigration, labor, and statistics for the State of Idaho, providing for the appointment of a commissioner of said bureau, fixing the salary, and defining the duties of said commissioner. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: SECTION 1. In conformity with the requirements of section 1, article 13, of the constitution of the State of Idaho, a bureau of immigration, labor, and statistics is hereby established. SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the governor, by and with the consent of the senate, to appoint immediately after the passage of this act a |