TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Chronological list of treaties relating to The Panama Canal......

Chronological list of acts of Congress relating to The Panama Canal.

Treaties relaung to The Panama Canal..

Acts of Congress relating to The Panama Canal

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CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF TREATIES RELATING TO THE PANAMA

CANAL.

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Treaty between the United States and Great Britain as to ship canal connect-

ing Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, April 19, 1850.

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Treaty between the United States and Great Britain to facilitate the construc-

tion of a ship canal, November 18, 1901..

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Treaty between the United States and the Republic of Panama for the con-

struction of a ship canal to connect the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific

Oceans, November 18, 1903..

Protocol of an agreement between the United States and Panama regarding

neutrality, October 10, 1914.

Treaty between the United States and Panama, defining the boundary line of

the Panama Canal Zone, September 2, 1914..

CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF ACTS OF CONGRESS RELATING TO THE

PANAMA CANAL.

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An act to provide for the construction of a canal connecting the waters of the

Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, approved June 28, 1902...

An act making appropriations for the diplomatic and consular service for the

fiscal year ending June 30, 1905, approved March 12, 1904..

An act making appropriation for the support of the Army for the fiscal year

ending June 30, 1905, and for other purposes, approved April 23, 1904....

An act making appropriations to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the

fiscal year ending June 30, 1904, and for prior years, and for other purposes,

approved April 28, 1904..

An act to provide for the temporary government of the Canal Zone at Panama,

the protection of the canal works, and for other purposes, approved April 28,

1904..

An act making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial ex-

penses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1906, and for

other purposes, approved February 3, 1905...

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An act fixing the status of merchandise coming into the United States from the

Canal Zone, Isthmus of Panama, approved March 2, 1905..

An act making appropriations to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the

fiscal year ending June 30, 1905, and for prior years, and for other purposes,

approved March 3, 1905...

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An act making appropriations for the diplomatic and consular service for the

fiscal year ending June 30, 1906, approved March 3, 1905....

An act supplemental to an act entitled "An act to provide for the construction

of a canal connecting the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans," approved

June 28, 1902, and making appropriation for Isthmian Canal construction,
and for other purposes, approved December 21, 1905.....

An act making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies in the appropriations

for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1906, and for prior years, and for other pur-

poses, approved February 27, 1906..

An act making appropriations for the diplomatic and consular service for the

fiscal year ending June 30, 1907, approved June 16, 1906..

Joint resolution providing for the purchase of material and equipment for use

in the construction of the Panama Canal, approved June 25, 1906.

An act for the acknowledgment of deeds and other instruments in Guam,

Samoa, and the Canal Zone to affect lands in the District of Columbia and

other Territories, approved June 28, 1906...

An act to provide for the construction of a lock canal connecting the waters of

the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and the method of construction, approved

June 29, 1906....

An act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for

the fiscal year ending June 30, 1907, and for other purposes, approved June 30,

1906..

An act making appropriations to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for

the fiscal year ending June 30, 1906, and for prior years, and for other pur-

poses, approved June 30, 1906.'.

Joint resolution to provide for the printing of 16,000 copies of Senate Document
No. 144, Fifty-ninth Congress, second session, approved January 16, 1907.......

An act to regulate the immigration of aliens into the United States, approved

February 20, 1907...

An act making appropriations for the diplomatic and consular service for the

fiscal year ending June 30, 1908, approved February 22, 1907..

An act to satisfy certain claims against the Government arising under the Navy

Department, approved March 4, 1907....

An act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for

the fiscal year ending June 30, 1908, and for other purposes, approved March 4,

1907..

An act making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies in the appropria-

tions for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1908, and for prior years, and for

other purposes, approved February 15, 1908.

An act relating to the liability of common carriers by railroad to their employees

in certain cases, approved April 22, 1908..

An act making appropriations for the diplomatic and consular service for the

fiscal year ending June 30, 1909, approved May 21, 1908..

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An act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for

the fiscal year ending June 30, 1909, and for other purposes, approved May

27, 1908...

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An act relating to injured employees on the Isthmian Canal, approved Feb-

ruary 24, 1909...

An act granting to certain employees of the United States the right to receive

from it compensation for injuries sustained in the course of their employment,

approved May 30, 1908..

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An act relating to the use, control, and ownership of lands in the Canal Zone,

Isthmus of Panama. approved February 27, 1909..

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An act making appropriations for the diplomatic and consular service for the

fiscal year ending June 30, 1910, approved March 2, 1909...

An act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for

the fiscal year ending June 30, 1910, and for other purposes, approved March 4,

1909.....

An act making appropriations to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for

the fiscal year ending June 30, 1909, and for prior years, and for other purposes,

approved March 4, 1909....

An act to provide revenue, equalize duties, and encourage the industries of the

United States, and for other purposes, approved August 5, 1909....

An act making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies in appropriations

for the fiscal year 1909, and for other purposes, approved August 5, 1909....

An act making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies in appropriations

for the fiscal year 1910, and for other purposes, approved February 25, 1910..

An act to amend an act entitled "An act relating to the liability of common car-

riers by railroad to their employees in certain cases," approved April 22, 1908,

approved April 5, 1910...

An act making appropriations for the diplomatic and consular service for the

fiscal year ending June 30, 1911, approved May 6, 1910..

An act for the relief of earthquake sufferers in Costa Rica, approved May 13,

1910.

An act to further regulate interstate and foreign commerce by prohibiting the

transportation therein for immoral purposes of women and girls, and for other

purposes, approved June 25, 1910...

An act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for

the fiscal year ending June 30, 1911, and for other purposes, approved June

25, 1910....

Joint resolution authorizing the President to invite foreign countries to partici-

pate in the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in 1915, at San Fran-

cisco, Cal., approved February 15, 1911..

An act to restrain the Secretary of the Treasury from receiving bonds issued to

provide money for the building of the Panama Canal as security for the issue

of circulating notes to national banks, and for other purposes, approved

March 2, 1911...

An act making appropriations for the diplomatic and consular service for the

fiscal year ending June 30, 1912, approved March 3, 1911..

An act making appropriations for the naval service for the fiscal year ending June

30, 1912, and for other purposes, approved March 4, 1911..

An act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for

the fiscal year ending June 30, 1912, and for other purposes, approved March

4, 1911...

An act making appropriations for the diplomatic and consular service for the

fiscal year ending June 30, 1913, approved April 30, 1912..

An act limiting the hours of daily service of laborers and mechanics employed

upon work done for the United States, or for any Territory, or for the District

of Columbia, and for other purposes, approved June 19, 1912..

Joint resolution extending approrpiations for the necessary operations of the

Government under certain contingencies, approved July 1, 1912...

An act for the relief of the heirs of Robert S. Gill, approved July 3, 1912..

An act for the relief of Douglas B. Thompson, approved July 3, 1912.

An act for the relief of Alessandro Comba, approved July 10, 1912.

Joint resolution to continue the provisions of a joint resolution approved July 1,

1912, entitled "Joint resolution extending appropriations for the necessary

operations of the Government under certain contingencies," approved Au-

gust 1, 1912....

An act to regulate radio communication, approved August 13, 1912..

Joint resolution to further continue the provisions of a joint resolution approved

July 1, 1912, entitled “Joint resolution extending appropriations for the

necessary operations of the Government under certain contingencies," ap-

proved August 15, 1912...

An act making appropriations for the naval service for the fiscal year ending

June 30, 1913, and for other purposes, approved August 22, 1912.

An act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for

the fiscal year ending June 30, 1913, and for other purposes, approved August

24, 1912...

An act to provide for the opening, maintenance, protection, and operation of

the Panama Canal, and the sanitation and government of the Canal Zone,

approved August 24, 1912....

An act making appropriation for the support of the Army for the fiscal year end-

ing June 30, 1913, and for other purposes, approved August 24, 1912..

Joint resolution amending the Army appropriation hill, approved August 24,

1912...

An act to pay certain employees of the Government for injuries received while

in the discharge of their duties, approved February 7, 1913..

An act to pay certain employees of the Government for injuries received while

in the discharge of their duties, and for other claims, approved February 18,

1913...

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An act making appropriations for the diplomatic and consular service for the

fiscal year ending June 30, 1914, approved February 28, 1913..

An act making appropriations for the naval service for the fiscal year ending

June 30, 1914, and for other purposes, approved March 4, 1913.

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An act making appropriations to supply deficiencies in appropriations for the

fiscal year 1913, and for prior years, and for other purposes, approved March

4, 1913..

An act making appropriations for certain expenses incident to the first session

of the Sixty-third Congress, and for other purposes, approved May 1, 1913...

An act providing_certain_legislation for the Panama California Exposition to
be held in San Diego, Cal., during the year 1915, approved May 22, 1913...

An act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for

the fiscal year ending June 30, 1914, and for other purposes, approved June

23, 1913...

An act making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies in appropriations

for the fiscal year 1913, and for other purposes, approved October 22, 1913...

Joint resolution for recognition of the services of the late David Du B. Gaillard,

lieutenant colonel, Corps of Engineers, United States Army, as a member of

the Isthmian Canal Commission, and for the relief of Mrs. Katherine Davis

Gaillard, approved December 22, 1913...

An act to amend an act entitled "An act to prohibit the importation and use of

opium for other than medicinal purposes," approved February 9, 1909,

approved January 17, 1914..

An act to authorize the President of the United States to locate, construct, and

operate railroads in the Territory of Alaska, and for other purposes, approved

March 12, 1914...

An act making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies in appropriations

for the fiscal year 1914, and for prior years, and for other purposes, approved

April 6, 1914..

An act making appropriations for the support of the Army for the fiscal year

ending June 30, 1915, approved April 27, 1914..

An act to amend section 5 of "An act to provide for the opening, maintenance,

protection, and operation of the Panama Canal and the sanitation and gov-

ernment of the Canal Zone," approved August 24, 1912, approved June 15,

1914..

An act to authorize and direct Col. George W. Goethals, governor of the Canal

Zone, and formerly chairman and chief engineer of the Isthmian Canal

Commission, to investigate certain claims of the McClintic-Marshall Con-
struction Co., approved June 24, 1914......

An act making appropriations for the diplomatic and consular service for the

fiscal year ending June 30, 1915, approved June 30, 1914..

An act making appropriations for the naval service for the fiscal year ending

June 30, 1915, and for other purposes, approved June 30, 1914....

Joint resolution extending appropriations for the necessary operations of the

Government and of the District of Columbia under certain contingencies,

approved June 30, 1914..

Joint resolution to continue the provisions of a joint resolution approved June

30, 1914, entitled "Joint resolution extending appropriations for the necessary

operations of the government and of the District of Columbia under certain

contingencies," approved July 16, 1914...

An act making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial ex-

penses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1915, and for

other purposes, approved July 16, 1914..

An act for the relief of Mary E. Goodley, approved July 17, 1914.

An act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for

the fiscal year ending June 30, 1915, and for other purposes, approved August

1, 1914....

An act to provide for the admission of foreign-built ships to American registry

for the foreign trade, and for other purposes, approved August 18, 1914..

An act to present the steam launch Louise, now employed in the construction

of the Panama Canal, to the French Government, approved August 25, 1914..

An act to provide for the registration of, with collectors of internal revenue, and

to impose a special tax upon, all persons who produce, import, manufacture,

compound, deal in, dispense, sell, distribute, or give away opium or coca

leaves, their salts, derivatives, or preparations, and for other purposes, ap-

proved December 17, 1914..

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