THE LAND LAW 269 



Capitaes-Mores shall have authority to grant on 

 annual lease, renewable every year, areas of land 

 up to 800 square metres for purposes of trading 

 establishments. 



PART III. 



Those who may receive Concessions. 

 Art. 57. — The following may in terms of the 

 present law receive concessions of State lands : — 



(1) Portuguese citizens legally entitled to enter 



into contracts ; 



(2) Foreigners if they make a formal declara- 



tion that they abide in everything appertain- 

 ing to the lands applied for and which may 

 be granted them by all the provisions of the 

 Portuguese Legislation at present in force 

 or which may hereafter be enacted; 



(3) Portuguese Societies as well as Foreign 



Societies legally constituted, provided that 



in the case of the latter the provisions of 



the Decree of 23rd December, 1899, be 



observed. 



Art. 58. — Any European Portuguese who shall 



have resided for a period exceeding ten years in 



any of the Portuguese oversea Provinces may 



also, without a public auction being held, receive 



concessions on quitrent of lands scheduled as of 



