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cannot alien after six years, unless they become citizens.

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what rights it gives an alien.....

devisees born after testator's death not within the statute..
alien legatees can take the proceeds on sale of lands under devise..
common law held to be in force..

may acquire title by adverse possession, when...

effect of statutes authorizing alien and his heirs to hold.....

right of descent conferred by statute....

by purchase at common law....

can be ejected by the State.

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holds no better position than a trespasser.

theory of his possession considered..

authorities reviewed......

can he maintain ejectment...

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distinction between grant by the State and authority to hold by

statute.......

alien enemy no right of action during war.

on ground of distinction between right and remedy..
estates for years subject to same rules in this country.

ALIENATION,

of estates, not of feudal origin..

of commercial growth....

by operation of law...

by subinfeudation

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by assignment.

right of did not exist at common law.

ALLODIAL SYSTEM,

the system of this country

how it differs from the feudal

established-in New York............

(See TERMINATION OF ESTATES, V.)
(See TENURE.)

ALLODIAL TENURE,

defined

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35, 52, 425
316, 321, 328

324

the tenant cannot be held to service ..... ... 317, 319, 320, 322, 323
distinction between the rights of feudal and allodial tenants, 324,

allodial tenant, is the absolute owner.

cannot be deprived thereof without due process of law......
cannot be deprived of the possession except upon conviction for
crime

is absolute lord and proprietor..

not liable to rents or services..

the State cannot impose the liability.

general rights as a class.....

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the State has no power to abridge those rights, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341

342, 343

they cannot be abated by the agreement of parties.. 347, 348, 349, 350
ASSIGNMENT,
of an estate...

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ASSIGNMENT-Continued.

differs from a lease in what

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65, 66
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must be conveyance of the whole estate of the assignor....
conveyances in fee from individuals are assignments by statute, 69,

ATTORNMENT,

dispensed with by statute.....

reversion can be assigned without consent of the tenant..

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at common law freehold estates began as soon as the lease was made, 213
less than freehold might be made to commence at a future time... 214
distinction abolished by statute..

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COMMON, ESTATES IN. (See TENANCIES IN COMMON.)
COMMON RECOVERY,

description of the proceeding......

used in England to change conditional fees to fees simple
used in England, also, to convey estates of married women................
never so used in this country...

COMMON SOCAGE,

tenure in, defined.

allowed no implied covenants on the part of the tenant..

feudal, equally with knight service..

CONDITION,

Estates upon.

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(See TERMINATION OF ESTATES, V.)

CONDITION PRECEDENT....

(See INTERESSE TERMINI.)

CONDITIONAL FEE,

definition of.. . . . . .

(See ESTATES III.)

CONDITIONAL LIMITATIONS,
distinguished from conditions

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what is such a contract.

authorities reviewed.....

general rule to distinguish by.

executed divided into leases and assignments...

difference between a lease and an assignment

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intention of parties determines whether executed or executory.... 57

CONTRACT EXECUTED,

defined

vests right of property.

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CONVEYANCES,

modes of..

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grant to, by the State, carries authority to take and hold land..... 84

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the land must be compatible with the purposes of the corporation. 179
decisions reviewed.......

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limited in value, increase of price does not defeat the title........ 180
general conveyances to conveys a fee.......

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the word
gate...
otherwise of corporation sole..

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successors not necessary, where corporation is aggre-

not necessary by statute....

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do not hold fee simple for one purpose, and base fee for another... 181
conveyance to, during existence of corporation, is a determinable
fee, in corporations not limited in time......
when corporation is limited, resembles a term for years......... 181
when corporation ends, to whom land reverts.

... 181

authorities reviewed.....

rellgious corporations, how restricted....

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181, 182, 183, 184
184, 185

corporations under general laws

CORPORATION-Continued.

title in corporation, not in trustees..

cannot sell, without order of court..

held, they can mortgage without..

questioned, it would defeat the statute.

cannot take by devise

change of statute discussed

act of 1848, re-enactment of the English mortmain acts

CORPOREAL HEREDITAMENTS,

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implied covenants depended upon the character of the contract... 390

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words of no account, except to determine the character of the con-
tract

implied in a lease, not in assignments...
are leases for years within the statute..

authorities examined ....

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