Prohibition against alien holding national land

Subject to the provisions of this Act, no legal or equitable estate in national land shall vest in an alien after the commencement of this Act, land. Provided that– (a) national lands may be acquired and title thereto may vest in an alien by virtue of a licence under the provisions of section 51; (b) national land may be acquired and title thereto may vest in an alien if the same is situate within the boundaries of a city or town and the total area held by the alien does not in aggregate exceed one-half acre or if the same is situate outside the boundaries of a city or town and the total area held by the alien does not in the aggregate exceed ten acres; (c) nothing contained in this Act shall affect the title to an estate in land vested in an alien at the commencement of this Act; (d) nothing contained in this Act shall affect the right of an alien devisee under a will to receive the proceeds of sale from land the subject of a devise.