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In 1923, the Montana State Legislature passed an Alien Land Law, one of many passed in the early 1900s. These laws were intended to prevent the ownership of land by immigrants, particularly Chinese and other non-white immigrant groups. California's…

This is the first page of a preliminary hearing against Emil Lehsou and Tom Gah violation of Montana's Alien Land Act of 1923. The act declared the selling or leasing land to Aliens ineligible for citizenship illegal. Lehsou, the son of German…