as the estates of natural-born citizens, and all persons interested in such estate shall be entitled to proper distributive shares thereof under the laws of this State, whether they are aliens or not.

*3. Rights of alien declaring his intention. 3. Any alien resident of the United States who shall declare his intention of becoming a citizen of the Uuited States in accordance with the naturalization laws thereof, and every alien female who shall in good faith become an actual resident of the United States, shall thereupon be authorized and enabled to take and hold lands and real estate of any kind whatsoever to him or her and his or her heirs and assigns forever, and may during six years thereafter sell, assign, mortgage, devise and dispose of the same in any manner as he or she might or could do if he or she were a natural-born citizen of the United States; Provided, that in case of an alien male he shall at the time of acquiring such lands cause to be recorded in the office of the recorder of deeds of the county in which such lands are situated a certified copy of his said declaration of intention to become such citizen, and in case of an alien female her affidavit of the fact that she is in good faith an actual resident of the United States shall be so filed, but no such alien, unless he or she be an actual resident of this State, shall have power to lease or devise any real estate which he or she may take or hold by virtue of this provision.

*4. Sale on escheat. § 4. If any alien who has declared his intention of becoming a citizen shall not become a naturalized citizen of the United States within six years after the declaration of his intention, and be living, shall not have sold said real estate to purchasers thereof for value, and in good faith, such real estate acquired by him under the authority of this act shall revert to, escheat, and become the property of the State of Illinois; and it shall then be the duty of the State's attorney of the county in which said lands are situated to proceed by information, in the name of the people of the State of Illinois, against such alien in the circuit court of such county, and summons may issue or service be had upon such alien by publication in the same manner as in chancery cases, and such court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine such information and to order the sale of such lands by special commissioner to be appointed by the court at such time and place and upon such conditions and terms as the court may direct, and the court shall tax as costs such fees for the State's attorney as shall be reasonable, and allow to such special commissioner the same fees as are allowed by law to masters in chancery for the sale of lands under decree of foreclosure, and all fees and costs are to be taken out of the proceeds of the sale of such real estate.

5. Duties of commissioner to sell. 5. The special commissioner shall give bond for the performance of his duty with security to be approved by the court, and after the approval by the court of the sale of such real estate shall deposit all money and securities arising. from such sale with the State treasurer, and it shall be the duty of the State treasurer to collect the money due, or to become due, upon such securities; Provided, all securities for unpaid balances of the purchase

money of such lands shall be made payable to the people of the State of Illinois.

*6. Acquisition of possession. 6. All persons defendant in said information, and in possession of such lands at the time of the rendition of judgment of sale, shall, on or before the first day of March next, after the rendition of said judgment, deliver possession of said lands to the special commissioner herein provided for.

*7. Proceeding to re-acquire. § 7. Within ten years after judgment in any proceeding had under this title a person not a party or privy to such proceeding may file a petition before the commission of claims, if there be such commission, and if not, then in the circuit court of Sangamon county, showing his claim or right to the property, or the proceeds thereof. A copy of such petition shall be served on the attorney-general at least twenty days before the hearing of the petition, who shall answer the same, and the commission of claims or said circuit court shall thereupon try the issue according to the rules of practice of such commission or court and if it be determined that such person is entitled to the property, or the proceeds thereof, the property, if it has not been sold, shall be returned and delivered to him, or if it has been sold and the proceeds thereof paid into the State treasury, then the State shall repay to the petitioner such proceeds in the manner provided by law, but without interest or cost to the State. All persons who fail to appear and file their petitions within the time limited are forever barred, saving however, to infants and persons of unsound mind, or persons beyond the limits of the United States, the right to appear and file their petitions at any time within five years after their respective disabilities cease or have been removed.

*8. Rights of alien owning land, July 1, 1887. §8. Any alien, non-resident of the United States, who owns land in this State at the time this act takes effect, shall have the right and power to dispose of the same during his life-time to bona fide purchasers, for value, and to take security for the purchase money, with the same right as to such securities as a citizen of the United States, except that if he or his non-resident heirs again obtain title to the said lands on any sale thereof made by virtue of any judgment or decree of any court of law or equity rendered in order to enforce the payment of any part of such purchase money, he or his said non-resident heirs shall only hold the title to said lands for three years after obtaining the same, and if said lands so acquired are not sold in good faith to a bona fide purchaser for value, within said time, then the said lands shall be forfeited to and escheat to the people of the State of Illinois in the same manner as provided in this act.

9. Acquisition of land in the future. 9. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the holder of any lien upon, or interest in, real estate heretofore acquired from holding or taking a valid title to the real estate in which he has such interest, or upon which he has such lien, or prevent any alien from enforcing any lien or judgment for any debt or liability which may hereafter be created, or which he may hereafter acquire, or which may hereafter be adjudged in his favor, or from becom

ing a purchaser, at any sale, by virtue of such lien or judgment; provided, however, that all lands so acquired shall be sold within three years after title shall be perfected in him under such sale, or in default thereof, that the same shall escheat as provided in this act.

*10. Repealing clause. § 10. An act to amend chapter four, Revised Laws, entitled "Aliens," approved February 17, 1851, in force February 17, 1851, and all other acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.

AN ACT to prevent alien landlords from including the payment of taxes in the rent of farm lands as a part of the rental thereof. [Approved June 16, 1887. In force July 1, 1887. Laws 1887, p. 4.]

*11. Alien landlord -payment of taxes. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That no contract, agreement or lease in writing or by parol, by which any lands or tenements therein are devised or leased by any alien or his agents for the purpose of farming, cultivation or the raising of crops thereon, shall contain any provision requiring the tenant or other person for him, to pay taxes on said lands or tenements, or any part thereof, and all such provisions, agreements and leases so made are declared void as to the taxes aforesaid. If any alien landlord or his agents shall receive in advance or at any other time any sum of money or article of value from any tenant in lieu of such taxes, directly or indirectly, the same may be recovered back by such tenant before any court having jurisdiction of the amount thereof, and all provisions or agreements in writing or otherwise to pay such taxes shall be held in all courts of this State to be void.

AN ACT to revise the law in relation to amendments and jeofails. [Approved Feb. 25, 1874. In force July 1, 1874.]

1. Power of the court to permit amendments. SEC. I. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the court in which an action is pending shall have power to permit amendments in any process, pleading or proceeding in such action, either in form or substance, for the furtherance of justice, on such terms as shall be just, at any time before judgment rendered therein.

[See "Practice," ch. 110, 24; "Justice and Constables," ch. 79, § 38; Moore v. Manck, 79 Ill. 391; Lewis v. Lanphere, 79 I. 187; Marsh V Green. 79 11. 385; Heslep v. Peters, 3 Scam, 45; Thompson v. Turner, 22 Ill. 389; Iglehardt v. Morris, 34 Ill. 501: Messervey v. Beckwith, 41 Ill. 452; Brown v. Joliet, 22 Ill. 123; City of Chicago v. Walker, 24 Ill. 494; Beesley v. Hamilton, 50 Ill. 88; Parmelee v. Fischer, 22 Ill. 212; Edwards v. Irons, 73 Ill. 583; Mass. M. Life Ins. Co. v. Kellogg, 82 Ill. 614.

2. Amendments after judgment. § 2. After judgment rendered in any cause any defects or imperfections in matter of form, contained in the record, pleadings, process, entries, returns or other proceedings in such cause, may be rectified and amended by the court in affirmance of the judgment, so that such judgment shall not be feversed or annulled ; and any variance in the record from any process, pleading or proceeding had in such cause, shall be reformed and amended according to such original process, pleading or proceeding.

[R. S. 1845, P. 48, § 1; Matson v. Connolly, 24 III. 142; 77 III. 58. See Practice," 81; Smith v. Williams, 22 Ill. 357: Chittenden v. Evans, 48 Ill. 52; Wilcoxon v. Roby, 3 Gilm. 475; Hinckley v. West, 4 Gilm. 136; Parmelee v. Smith, 21 Ill. 620; Jarrard v. Harper, 42 Ill. 457; Schlenker v. Risley, 3 Scam. 483; Gottloff v. Henry, 14 Ill. 384: Parker v Fisher, 39 Ill. 165; Heyl v. Stapp. 3 Scam. 95: Jones v Lloyd, Breese, 225: Martin v. Barnhardt, 39 III. 5; Faulk v. Kellums, 54 I. 191; Sears v. Sears, 3 Gilm. 47; Hofferbert v. Klinkhardt, 58 Ill. 450; Brown v. Smith, 24 Ill. 198; Wolcott v. Ho comb. 24 Ill. 331; Rives v. Kumler, 27 Ill. 203: Altes v. Hinckler 36 Ill. 275: Stephens v. Sweeney, 2 Gilm. 375: Reardon v. Smith, 36 11. 204: Cairo & St. L. R. R. Co. v Holbrook 72 Ill 419: Fix v Quinn, 75 Ill. 232; Church v. English, 81 Ill. 442; Coursen v. Hixon, 78 Ill. 339; Lill v. Stookey, 72 Ill. 495; Humphreyville v. Page, 73 Ill. 485; Howell v. Morlan, 78 Ill. 162.