Investigation of Panama Canal Matters: Hearings Before the Committee on Interoceanic Canals of the United States Senate in the Matter of the Senate Resolution Adopted January 9, 1906, Providing for an Investigation of Matters Relating to the Panama Canal, Etc, Volume 3U.S. Government Printing Office, 1906 - Panama Canal (Panama) |
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When I came up I found that the Executive order provided for a certain distribution of authority and specified that Mr. Shonts should spend half bis time on the Isthmus and half in this country . Just before I went back I was notified ...
When I came up I found that the Executive order provided for a certain distribution of authority and specified that Mr. Shonts should spend half bis time on the Isthmus and half in this country . Just before I went back I was notified ...
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But pretty soon they saw it was going to be a winner , and then Disraeli , who was a wise man , looking ahead , without authority from Parliament , without authority from anybody , went in and bought out the Khedive's interest in the ...
But pretty soon they saw it was going to be a winner , and then Disraeli , who was a wise man , looking ahead , without authority from Parliament , without authority from anybody , went in and bought out the Khedive's interest in the ...
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... all the rights , powers , and authority within the zone , auxiliary lands and lands under water , which the United States would possess and exercise if it were the sovereign of the territory granted , to the entire exclusion of the ...
... all the rights , powers , and authority within the zone , auxiliary lands and lands under water , which the United States would possess and exercise if it were the sovereign of the territory granted , to the entire exclusion of the ...
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The governor of the Zone , subject to approval of the Commission , is authorized to appoint temporarily a judge for the Canal Zone , who shall have the authority equivalent to that usually exercised in Latin countries by a judge of a ...
The governor of the Zone , subject to approval of the Commission , is authorized to appoint temporarily a judge for the Canal Zone , who shall have the authority equivalent to that usually exercised in Latin countries by a judge of a ...
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... and authority within the Zone mentioned and described in Article II of this agreement and within the limits of all auxiliars lands and waters mentioned and described in said Article II which the Cnited States would possess and ...
... and authority within the Zone mentioned and described in Article II of this agreement and within the limits of all auxiliars lands and waters mentioned and described in said Article II which the Cnited States would possess and ...
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Page 2524 - II which the United 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.
Page 2386 - The Republic of Panama grants to the United States in perpetuity the use, occupation and control of a zone of land and land under water for the construction, maintenance, operation, sanitation and protection of said Canal...
Page 2579 - States in perpetuity the use, occupation, and control of any other lands and waters outside of the Zone above described which may l>e necessary and convenient for the construction, maintenance, operation, sanitation, and protection of the said canal or of any auxiliary canals or other works necessary and convenient for the construction, maintenance, operation, sanitation, and protection of the said enterprise.
Page 2582 - ... during the life of this convention of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) in like gold coin, beginning nine years after the date aforesaid. The provisions of this Article shall be in addition to all other benefits assured to the Republic of Panama under this convention. But no delay or difference of opinion under this Article or any other provisions of this Treaty shall affect or interrupt the full operation and effect of this convention in all other respects.
Page 2357 - ... vessels, dredges, engines, cars, machinery, tools, explosives, materials, supplies, and other articles necessary and convenient in the construction, maintenance, operation, sanitation and protection of the Canal and auxiliary works, and all provisions, medicines, clothing, supplies and other things necessary and convenient for the officers, employees, workmen and laborers in the service and employ of the United States and for their families.
Page 2583 - If it should become necessary at any time to employ armed forces for the safety or protection of the canal, or of the ships that make use of the same, or the railways and auxiliary works, the United States shall have the right, at all times and in its discretion, to use its police and its land and naval forces or to establish fortifications for these purposes.
Page 2414 - The Government of the Republic of Panama shall permit the immigration and free access to the lands and workshops of the Canal and its auxiliary works of all employees and workmen of whatever nationality under contract to work upon or seeking employment upon or in any wise connected with the said Canal and its auxiliary works, with their respective families, and all such persons shall be free and exempt from the military service of the Republic of Panama.
Page 2583 - Government or the citizens and subjects of a third power relative to an interoceanic means of communication which in any of its terms may be incompatible with the terms of the present convention, the Republic of Panama agrees to cancel or modify such treaty in due form, for which purpose it shall give to the said...
Page 2415 - Panama shall nominate two persons and they shall proceed to a decision; but in case of disagreement of the Commission (by reason of their being equally divided in conclusion), an umpire shall be appointed by the two Governments who shall render the decision.
Page 2416 - ... all right, title and interest which it now has or may hereafter have, in and to the lands, canal, works, property and rights held by the said companies under said concessions or otherwise, and acquired or to be acquired by the United States from or through the New Panama Canal Company...