Panama Canal Title: Opinion of the Attorney-General Upon the Title Proposed to be Given by the New Panama Canal Company to the United States |
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according agreement anonymous company appointed approval assets association August authorized Biéville Bogotá bondholders by-laws Canal Interocéanique Canal of Panama capital cent centimes certified cession civil company civil tribunal Colombia Colombian Government Compagnie Universelle company's concerning concession Considering constituted construction contract contribution council of administration court creditors dated December December 26 decision declared decree dissolution document Donnadieu Eiffel enterprise execution expenses Ferdinand de Lesseps francs Gautron holders hypothecations interest Interoceanic Canal issue Isthmus judgment judicial July 24 June June 29 law of July Lemarquis liquidator lottery bonds mandataire March matériel meeting ment old company Panama Canal Company Panama Company Panama Railroad Company pany Paris parties payment piasters present president proceedings profits represented Republic residing at Paris Sautereau Seine shareholders shares solicitor stipulated stockholders tierce opposition tion transfer tribunal of commerce United Universal Company Universelle du Canal vote
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Page 317 - Panama and authorizes the New Panama Canal Company to sell and transfer to the United States its rights, privileges, properties and concessions as well as the Panama Railroad and all the shares or part of the shares of that company...
Page 185 - The payment of interest is to be made in two periods — the 1st of January and the 1st of July of each year. The dividend shall be paid on the 1st of July which will follow the vote of the annual general meeting.
Page 161 - ... except such tolls and charges as may be imposed by the United States for the use of the canal and other works, and except tolls and charges imposed by the Republic of Panama upon merchandise destined to be introduced for the consumption of the rest of the Republic of Panama, and upon vessels touching at the ports of Colon and Panama and which do not cross the canal.
Page 203 - an organization certificate" specifying the name assumed by the association; its place of business; the amount of its capital stock and the number of shares into which it is divided; the names and residences of the shareholders and the number of shares held by each; a declaration that the certificate is made to enable them to avail themselves of the advantages of the act.
Page 162 - By way of compensation for the rights and exemptions which are allowed to the grantees in this contract, the government of the republic shall be entitled to a share amounting to five per cent, on all collections made by the company, by virtue of the dues which may be imposed in conformity with Article 14, during the first twenty-five years after the opening of the canal to the public service.
Page 162 - ART. 14. In order to indemnify the grantees of the construction, maintenance, and working expenses incurred by them, they shall have, during the whole period of the privilege, the exclusive right to establish and collect for the passage of the canal and its ports, the dues for light-houses, anchorage, transit, navigation, repairs, pilotage,, towage...
Page 273 - The civil tribunal of first instance of the department of the Seine...
Page 3 - An Act to provide for the construction of a canal connecting the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans...
Page 158 - Congress for the opening of the interoceauic canal, the government of the republic cannot construct, nor concede to any company or individual, under any consideration whatever, the right to construct another canal across Colombian territory which shall communicate the two oceans. Should the grantees wish to construct a railroad as an auxiliary to the canal, the government (with the exception of existing rights...
Page 202 - Questions arising at any meeting shall be determined by a majority of votes of the members present ; and in case of an equality of votes the chairman shall have a second or casting vote.