Section 10. Capacity to hold real property  


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  • 1. A citizen of the United
      States is capable of holding real property within  this  state,  and  of
      taking the same by descent, devise or purchase.
        2.  Aliens  are empowered to take, hold, transmit, and dispose of real
      property within this state in the same manner  as  native-born  citizens
      and their heirs and devisees take in the same manner as citizens.
        3.  For the purpose of maintaining offices and places of residence for
      its ambassadors and consular officers and for its representatives at the
      United Nations, a foreign government is empowered to hold, transmit  and
      dispose  of  real property within this state. Title to such property may
      be taken either in the name of the foreign government or in the name  of
      its  ambassador  or  consul or in the name of its minister to the United
      Nations. If a conveyance of real property is made to  an  ambassador  or
      consul  or  minister  of  a  foreign  government  as  such,  or contains
      appropriate words showing the intention to vest the title in the  holder
      of the office rather than in the named individual, the title to the real
      property  shall pass from time to time without any further conveyance to
      the respective successors in such office, who shall have full  power  to
      dispose of such property.