The Panama Canal: Treaties and Acts of Congress Relating to the Isthmian Canal |
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... regulations concerning the traffic thereupon , as are contrary to the spirit and intention of this Convention , - either by making unfair discriminations in favor of the commerce of one of the con- tracting parties over the commerce of ...
... regulations concerning the traffic thereupon , as are contrary to the spirit and intention of this Convention , - either by making unfair discriminations in favor of the commerce of one of the con- tracting parties over the commerce of ...
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... regulation and management of the canal . ARTICLE III . The United States adopts , as the basis of the neutralization of such ship canal , the following Rules , substantially as embodied in the Convention of Constantinople , signed the ...
... regulation and management of the canal . ARTICLE III . The United States adopts , as the basis of the neutralization of such ship canal , the following Rules , substantially as embodied in the Convention of Constantinople , signed the ...
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... regulations as shall be necessary to preserve order and preserve the public health thereon , and to establish such judicial tribunals as may be agreed upon thereon as may be necessary to enforce such rules and regulations . The ...
... regulations as shall be necessary to preserve order and preserve the public health thereon , and to establish such judicial tribunals as may be agreed upon thereon as may be necessary to enforce such rules and regulations . The ...
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... regulations as he may prescribe , giving to all citizens of the United States an equal opportunity to subscribe therefor , but no commissions shall be allowed or paid thereon ; and a sum not exceeding one - tenth of one per centum of ...
... regulations as he may prescribe , giving to all citizens of the United States an equal opportunity to subscribe therefor , but no commissions shall be allowed or paid thereon ; and a sum not exceeding one - tenth of one per centum of ...
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... regulation , or device whatsoever , the purpose or intent of which shall be to enable any common carrier to exempt itself from any liabil- ity created by this Act , shall to that extent be void : Provided , That in any action brought ...
... regulation , or device whatsoever , the purpose or intent of which shall be to enable any common carrier to exempt itself from any liabil- ity created by this Act , shall to that extent be void : Provided , That in any action brought ...
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Act entitled act making appropriations Act to provide America in Congress approved June twenty-eighth ARTICLE Atlantic and Pacific bonds cable and telegraph canal connecting Canal Zone Caribbean Sea centum cities of Panama common carrier compensation Congress assembled connecting the waters construction and engineering contingent expenses Convention departments of construction detailed for duty disbursements and examination enacted ending June thirtieth entitled An Act equipment examination of accounts fifty thousand dollars fiscal year ending fiscal year nineteen Government hereafter House of Representatives hundred and eight hundred and nine hundred thousand dollars injury Interstate Commerce Commission Isthmian Canal Commission Isthmus of Panama maintenance Majesty nineteen hundred officers and employees operation Pacific oceans paid Panama and Colon Panama Railroad Company persons Plenipotentiary present treaty quarters and subsistence Republic of Colombia Republic of Panama salaries Senate and House skilled and unskilled stationery and printing supplies telegraph service temporarily detailed thereof United vessels watchmen
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Page 5 - ... to any other practicable communications, whether by canal or railway, across the isthmus which connects North and South America, and especially to the interoceanic communications should the same prove to be practicable, whether by canal or railway, which are now proposed to be established by the way of Tehuantepec or Panama.
Page 32 - An Act to provide revenue, equalize duties, and encourage the industries of the United States, and for other purposes.
Page 7 - President of the United States of America, have caused the said Convention to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.
Page 9 - ... and to prepare and issue therefor coupon or registered bonds of the United States in such form as he may prescribe, and in denominations of twenty dollars or some multiple of that sum, redeemable in gold coin at the pleasure of the United States...
Page 33 - The jurisdiction of the courts of the United States under this act shall be concurrent with that of the courts of the several States, and no case arising under this act and brought in any State court of competent jurisdiction shall be removed to any court of the United States.
Page 23 - ... any case where the violation by such common carrier of any statute enacted for the safety...
Page 16 - Until Congress shall provide for the government of such islands all the civil, judicial, and military powers exercised by the officers of the existing government in said islands shall be vested in such person or persons and shall be exercised in such manner as the President of the United States shall direct; and the President shall have power to remove said officers and fill the vacancies so occasioned.
Page 3 - Britain take advantage of any intimacy, or use any alliance, connection, or influence that either may possess with any State or Government through whose territory the said Canal may pass, for the purpose of acquiring or holding, directly or indirectly, for the...
Page 7 - It against lawlessness and disorder. 3. Vessels of war of a belligerent shall not revictual nor take any stores in the canal except so far as may be strictly necessary ; and the transit of such vessels through the canal shall be effected with the least possible delay...
Page 11 - States would possess and exercise if it were the sovereign of the territory within which said lands and waters are located to the entire exclusion of the exercise by the Republic of Panama of any such sovereign rights, power or authority.