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into contracts of concession by sale, provided that 

 concessionaires prove that they have paid all rents 

 and taxes due up to the date of making application. 

 Sub-section 1. — In the case of the conversion 

 being permitted the respective leases 

 cease on the date on which the decision 

 is published in the Boletim Official. 

 Sub-section 2. — The procedure to be followed 

 in the conversion of the contract of lease- 

 hold into a contract of sale is in terms 

 of Article 146. 

 Sub-section 3. — In the case of lands granted 

 on lease by any of the officials mentioned 

 in the first part of this Article lease- 

 holders enjoy a preferential right when 

 applying for the concession of such lands 

 on a quitrent basis, but in order that this 

 right be assured them they must attach 

 to the application their leasehold title. 

 If the procedure to be followed be that 

 laid down in Article 83 and following 

 Articles the licence and demarcation 

 referred to in that Article and the following 

 ones shall be dispensed with. 



Order to Concessionaire to Quit. 

 Art. 120. — Besides the cases in which, in 

 accordance with Article 1607 of the Civil Code, 



