The Panama Canal: An Elucidation of Its Governmental Features as Prescribed by Treaties; a Discussion of Toll Exemption and the Repeal Bill of 1914; and Other Pertinent Chapters |
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Page 24
... miles of either end of the ca- nal . And that vessels of belligerents shall not remain in such waters more than twenty - four hours at any one time except in distress . Section 6 , makes all establishments , buildings and works used in ...
... miles of either end of the ca- nal . And that vessels of belligerents shall not remain in such waters more than twenty - four hours at any one time except in distress . Section 6 , makes all establishments , buildings and works used in ...
Page 34
... miles long ; twenty - eight miles of this would need to be dredged and this would only be a narrow canal in a vast inland sea , which in time of storm would be as boisterous as the ocean . How would a ship be kept in a narrow chan- nel ...
... miles long ; twenty - eight miles of this would need to be dredged and this would only be a narrow canal in a vast inland sea , which in time of storm would be as boisterous as the ocean . How would a ship be kept in a narrow chan- nel ...
Page 37
... miles long , while the Panama Canal is 50 miles long . It would have taken three times as long to pass through a Nicaragua Canal as at Panama , for travel can only be safely taken through the canal in the day- time . We have selected ...
... miles long , while the Panama Canal is 50 miles long . It would have taken three times as long to pass through a Nicaragua Canal as at Panama , for travel can only be safely taken through the canal in the day- time . We have selected ...
Page 39
... miles - five miles on each side of the center line of the canal , excepting such parts as fall within Panama City and Colon . There was granted in perpetuity the 39 VIII Panama Treaty or Charter.
... miles - five miles on each side of the center line of the canal , excepting such parts as fall within Panama City and Colon . There was granted in perpetuity the 39 VIII Panama Treaty or Charter.
Page 45
... miles wide and extending from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean and the right to the waters thereon generally for canal purposes . That when the President has secured the right of way from Colombia and a satisfactory title to the ...
... miles wide and extending from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean and the right to the waters thereon generally for canal purposes . That when the President has secured the right of way from Colombia and a satisfactory title to the ...
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