FRENCH LAND DECREE IN CAMBODIA. . 83 
ORDER RELATIVE TO THE CREATION OF PRO- 
PRIETORSHIP IN LAND IN CAMBODIA. 
Part J. —OF THE CREATION OF PROPERTY IN LAND. 
Part II.—Ditvision oF THE STATE-DOMAIN. 
Part II11.—Or THE ADMINISTRATION OFTHE STATE-DOMAIN. 
Part LV.—Or occurizrs. 
Part V.—Or ALIENATION. 
Part ViI.—OFr REGISTRATION OF PROPRIETORSHIP. 
Part VII.—Or pispossEssion. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
Parr f. ° 
Of the Creation of Property in Land. 
1. The territory of Cambodia, up to this day the exclu- 
sive property of the Crown, is declared to be the property of 
the State. 
2. <All persons holding lands by virtue of documents 
indicating a temporary hiring or alienation will be required to 
deposit the same, during the six months next following after 
the publication of this order, in the hands of the Resident of 
the Province, who will grant receipts for them. 
After having been verified by the Resident-General, these 
documents will, if their validity is established, be counter- 
signed and returned to the parties interested. 
5. In default of compliance, within the period specified, 
with the requirements of the preceding section, land-holders | 
_will forfeit all rights. 
Part II. 
Division of the State-domain. 
4, The State-domain includes, 
lands assigned as an endowment to the Crown ; 
