. Peninsular California; some account of the climate, soil productions, and present condition chiefly of the northern half of Lower California. rs who reg-ister themselves under that name—are also extremelyvaluable. The purchaser of land in Lower Californiafrom the International Company need not register him-self as a colonist1 unless he wants to, but it is so clear-ly to the profit of all to do so that few will omit it. To become a colonist, he gives his name and LowerCalifornia address to the Agent of Colonization atEnsenada. He must at the same time bring from theInternational Company a cer
. Peninsular California; some account of the climate, soil productions, and present condition chiefly of the northern half of Lower California. rs who reg-ister themselves under that name—are also extremelyvaluable. The purchaser of land in Lower Californiafrom the International Company need not register him-self as a colonist1 unless he wants to, but it is so clear-ly to the profit of all to do so that few will omit it. To become a colonist, he gives his name and LowerCalifornia address to the Agent of Colonization atEnsenada. He must at the same time bring from theInternational Company a certificate that he is a personof good habits and industrious character, and of thetrade or profession he has followed. If he desires toretain his American or foreign citizenship he makes adeclaration to that effect; but if he waits more than sixmonths after being enrolled to make such a declaration,he is thereupon regarded as a Mexican citizen. In either case, equally, whether he retains his origi-nal citizenship or becomes a Mexican citizen, he obtainsas colonist the following important privileges, as speci-fied in the Colonization Act:. RELATION OF SETTLERS TO GOVERNMENT, ETC. ?3 Article 7. The colonists settled in the republic willenjoy for a term of ten years from the date of their set-tlement the following privileges: I. Exemption from all military service. II. Exemption from all kinds of taxes [internaltaxes are here meant]. III. Exemption from import and domestic duties onprovisions in places where there are no provisions; onworking tools and implements; machinery; construc-tion materials for houses; house furniture; and breed-ing animals for the colony. IV. Personal and untransferable exemption fromduties on exportation of fruit raised in the colony. The colonists settling under the International Com-panys grant have these privileges for twenty yearsinstead of ten. The permission of free importation of agriculturaltools, machinery, lumber for houses and fences, and fur-
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