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in the two amendments to the Act to regulate commerce enacted in this section shall be served in the same manner and enforced by the same penalties and proceedings as are the orders of the commission made under the provisions of section fifteen of the Act to regulate commerce, as amended June eighteenth, nineteen hundred and ten, and they may be conditioned for the payment of any sum or the giving of security for the payment of any sum or the discharge of any obligation which may be required by the terms of said order.

SEC. 12. That all laws and treaties relating to the extradition of persons accused of crime in force in the United States, to the extent that they may not be in conflict with or superseded by any special treaty entered into between the United States and the Republic of Panama with respect to the Canal Zone, and all laws relating to the rendition of fugitives from justice as between the several States and Territories of the United States, shall extend to and be considered in force in the Canal Zone, and for such purposes and such purposes only the Canal Zone shall be considered and treated as an organized Territory of the United States.

SEC. 13. That in time of war in which the United States shall be engaged, or when, in the opinion of the President, war is imminent, such officer of the Army as the President may designate shall, upon the order of the President, assume and have exclusive authority and jurisdiction over the operation of the Panama Canal and all of its adjuncts, appendants, and appurtenances, including the entire control and government of the Canal Zone, and during a continuance of such condition the governor of the Panama Canal shall, in all respects and particulars as to the operation of such Panama Canal, and all duties, matters, and transactions affecting the Canal Zone, be subject to the order and direction of such officer of the Army.

SEC. 14. That this Act shall be known as, and referred to as, the Panama Canal Act, and the right to alter, amend, or repeal any or all of its provisions or to extend, modify, or annul any rule or regulation made under its authority is expressly reserved.

Approved, August 24, 1912. [37 Stat., 560, 569.]

An Act Making appropriation for the support of the Army for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and thirteen, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and they are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the support of the Army for the year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and thirteen.

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PAY OF OFFICERS OF THE LINE.

For pay of officers of the line, six million eight hundred and ninety-three thousand nine hundred and eight dollars.

For additional pay to officers for length of service, to be paid with their current monthly pay, one million five hundred and twenty-four thousand one hundred and twenty dollars: Provided, That hereafter in time of peace whenever any officer holding a permanent commission in the line of the Army with rank below that of major shall not have been actually present for duty for at least two of the last preceding six years with a troop, battery, or company, of that branch of the Army in which he shall hold said commission, such officer shall not be detached nor permitted to remain detached from such troop, battery, or company, for duty of any kind; and all pay and allowances shall be forfeited by any superior for any period during which, by his order, or his permission, or by reason of his failure or neglect to issue or cause to be issued the proper order or instructions at the proper time, any officer shall be detached or permitted to remain detached in violation of any of the terms of this proviso; but nothing in this proviso shall be held to apply in the case of any officer for such period as shall be actually necessary for him, after having been relieved from detached service, to join the troop, battery, or company, to which he shall belong in that branch in which he shall hold a permanent commission, nor shall anything in this proviso be held to apply to the detachment or detail 73828°-17-6

of officers for duty in the Judge Advocate General's Department or in the Ordnance Department, or in connection with the construction of the Panama Canal until after such canal shall have been formally opened, or in the Philippine Constabulary until the first day of January, nineteen hundred and fourteen, or to any officer detailed, or who may be hereafter detailed, for aviation duty. And hereafter no officer holding a permanent commission in the Army with rank below that of major shall be detailed as assistant to the Chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs with rank of colonel, or as commanding officer of the Porto Rico Regiment of Infantry, or as chief or assistant chief (Director or Assistant Director) of the Philippine Constabulary, and no other officers of the Army shall hereafter be detailed for duty with the said Constabulary except as specifically provided by law.

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Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in the "Act making appropriation for the support of the Army for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and thirteen, and for other purposes," there be substituted for the word "hereafter" where it first occurs in the first proviso under the heading "Pay of Officers of the Line," the words: on and after December fifteenth, nineteen hundred and twelve.

Approved, August 24, 1912. [37 Stat., 645.]

An Act To pay certain employees of the Government for injuries received while in the discharge of their duties.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That twenty thousand eight hundred and sixty-three dollars and ninety-eight cents be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay certain employees of the United States Government for personal injuries received while in discharge of their duties, without any fault on their part, and to pay certain other claims for damages to, and loss of private property by the various departments of the Government, as hereinafter stated, the same being in full, and the receipt of the same being taken in each case as full and final release and discharge of the respective claims, namely:

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To pay five hundred dollars to Peter W. Wigginton for the crushing of his ankle joint while in the discharge of his duty on the Isthmus of Panama. To pay five hundred dollars to Raymond R. Ridenour for injury to his hand while in the discharge of his duty on the Isthmus of Panama.

To pay one thousand five hundred dollars to the heirs of Charles E. Stump, who lost his life from injuries received while in discharge of his duties on the Isthmus of Panama.

Approved, February 7, 1913. [37 Stat., 1361.]

An Act To pay certain employees of the Government for injuries received while in the discharge of their duties, and other claims.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That twenty-two thousand two hundred and thirty-one dollars and thirty-eight cents be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay certain employees of the United States Government for personal injuries received while in the discharge of their duties, without any fault on their part; the same being in full, the receipt of the same to be taken in each case as full and final release and discharge of the respective claims, namely:

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To pay one thousand nine hundred and eighty dollars to John and Bessie Maher, dependent father and mother of Edward Maher, who lost his life on the

Isthmus of Panama, said sum being equal to one year's pay at the rate of compensation being paid him at the time of his death.

To pay one thousand five hundred dollars to Oscar F. Lackey, for injuries reIceived while in the employ of the Isthmian Canal Commission as assistant engineer in construction of the Panama Canal on November twenty-first, nineI teen hundred and five.

To pay two thousand dollars to Pedro Sanches, as compensation for the loss of both hands, which were blown off by a premature explosion of dynamite in Culebra Cut, Canal Zone, on March sixteenth, nineteen hundred and eight.

To pay one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one dollars and thirty-eight cents to John H. Cole, as compensation for severe personal injuries and the loss of his right hand while in the employ of the Isthmian Canal Commission in the Canal Zone on May seventh, nineteen hundred and eight.

To pay one thousand five hundred dollars to Robert Coggan, dependent father of Clifford J. Coggan, who was killed in the line of his duty while in the employ of the United States Government on the Panama Canal.

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An Act Making appropriations for the Diplomatic and Consular Service for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fourteen.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and they are hereby, severally appropriated, in full compensation for the Diplomatic and Consular Service for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fourteen, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the objects hereinafter expressed, namely:

RELIEF AND PROTECTION OF AMERICAN SEAMEN.

Relief and protection of American seamen in foreign countries, and shipwrecked American seamen in the Territory of Alaska, in the Hawaiian Islands, Porto Rico, the Panama Canal Zone, and the Philippine Islands, $20,000.

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An Act Making appropriations for the naval service for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fourteen, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and they are hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the naval service of the Government for the year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fourteen, and for other purposes:

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Marine barracks, Isthmus of Panama: Erection of barracks, quarters, and other buildings for accommodation of marines, $400,000.

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An Act Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in appropriations for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and thirteen and for prior years, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply

deficiencies in appropriations for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and thirteen, and for prior years, and for other purposes, namely:

DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

PAYMENT TO PANAMA UNDER TREATY OF NOVEMBER EIGHTEENTH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THREE: To enable the Secretary of State to pay to the Government of Panama the first annual payment due on February twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred and thirteen, from the Government of the United States to the Government of Panama under the treaty of November eighteenth, nineteen hundred and three, $250,000.

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Approved, March 4, 1913. [37 Stat., 913.]

An Act Making appropriations for certain expenses incident to the first session of the Sixty-third Congress, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, namely:

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SEC. 2. That during the fiscal year nineteen hundred and fourteen, all moneys received by the Isthmian Canal Commission, or the governor of the Panama Canal, from any services rendered or materials and supplies furnished employees, the Panama Railroad Company, the Canal Zone government, the Panama Government, and other departments of the United States Government, from hotel and hospital supplies and services; from rentals, wharfage, and so forth; from labor, materials, and supplies and other services furnished vessels and to those unable to obtain similar labor, materials, supplies, and services elsewhere, shall be credited to the appropriation from which payments for the materials, supplies, labor, or other services were originally made; except that moneys received from the sale of material and equipment purchased and used for construction purposes, and as a reimbursement for the expenditures incurred in constructing waterworks, sewers, and pavements in the cities of Panama and Colon, including interest on such expenditures, excluding payments on account of the expenses for maintenance of such waterworks, sewers, and pavements incurred under agreement with the Panama Government, and otherwise herein disposed of, shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts; and except that after the canal is opened for use and operation the net profits accruing from the operations herein authorized shall annually be covered into the Treasury of the United States, as provided for the profits accruing from the business authorized in section six of the Panama Canal Act.

That until the close of the fiscal year nineteen hundred and fourteen, when any material, supplies, and equipment heretofore or hereafter purchased or acquired for the construction of the Panama Canal is no longer needed, or is no longer serviceable, it may be sold in such manner as the President may direct, and without advertising in such classes of cases as may be authorized by him.

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An Act Providing certain legislation for the Panama California Exposition to be held in San Diego, California, during the year nineteen hundred and fifteen.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to require the Panama California Exposition Company, of San Diego, California, to deposit with a depository, to be named by the Secretary of the Treasury, such sum or sums of money as in the

discretion of the Secretary shall be necessary to cover awards, medals, certificates, prizes, and premiums, and all other obligations incurred by said corporation with exhibitors at the Panama California Exposition, which money shall be held by said depository as a pledge to the United States Government for a faithful fulfillment of the above obligations; or the Secretary of the Treasury may, in lieu of such cash pledge, accept a good and sufficient bond from said exposition company, to be approved by him and conditioned for the faithful performance of every liability or obligation incurred by said exposition company in respect to exhibitors at said exposition, to be held in San Diego, California, during the year nineteen hundred and fifteen.

SEC. 2. That all articles that shall be imported from foreign countries for the sole purpose of exhibition at the Panama California Exposition upon which there shall be a tariff or customs duty shall be admitted free of the payment of duty, customs fees, or charges, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe; but it shall be lawful at any time during the exposition to sell, for delivery at the close thereof, any goods or property imported for and actually on exhibition in the exposition buildings or on the grounds, subject to such regulations for the security of the revenue and for the collection of import duties as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe: Provided, That all such articles when sold or withdrawn for consumption or use in the United States shall be subject to the duty, if any, imposed upon such articles by the revenue laws in force at the date of withdrawal; and on such articles which shall have suffered diminution or deterioration from incidental handling and necessary exposure, the duty, if paid, shall be assessed according to the appraised value at the time of withdrawal for consumption or use, and the penalties prescribed by law shall be enforced against any person guilty of any illegal sale, use, or withdrawal. Approved, May 22, 1913. [38 Stat., 3.]

An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fourteen, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, for the objects hereinafter expressed, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fourteen, namely:

THE PANAMA CANAL.

To continue the construction of the Panama Canal, to be expended under the direction of the President, in accordance with an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the construction of a canal connecting the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans," approved June twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and two, and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto :

First. For salaries of officers and employees of the Isthmian Canal Commission, including assistant purchasing and shipping agents, and all other employees in the United States, $153,393;

Second. For incidental expenses, including rents, cable and telegraph service, supplies, stationery and printing, and actual necessary traveling expenses in the United States (including rent of the Panama Canal building in the District of Columbia, $7,500, textbooks and books of reference, $1,000, and additional compensation to the Auditor for the War Department for extra services in auditing accounts of the Panama Canal, $1,000), $63,000;

Third. For pay of members of the commission and officers and employees on the Isthmus, other than skilled and unskilled labor, including civil engineers, superintendents, instrumentmen, transitmen, levelmen, rodmen, draftsmen, timekeepers, mechanical and electrical engineers, quartermasters, clerks, accoutants, stenographers, storekeepers, messengers, office boys, foremen and subforemen, wagon masters, watchmen, and stewards, including those temporarily detailed for duty away from the Isthmus, in the departments of construction and engineering, quartermaster's, subsistence, disbursements and examination of accounts, and for those employed in connection with the preservation of plans, drawings, and other records, $2,725,000: Provided, That not more than $5,000 of this appropriation shall be paid as compensation to the secretary of the commission;

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