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shall be cancelleo; put H. alter pean& commenced
he shall not finish them within the limits prescrib-
"a, he sSx3l incur tho aforementioned Renalties,
6xcept tin fine, and shall only have the fght to be
cnnsideFed partner for the salue of the rails.
cars. wagons, and other materials impotted from
abroad; provided. always that their original cost
and the expenses thereon exceed two hundred
thousand dollars bat, should it be less, be will also
incur the penalty
18th. The company binds itssif to carry to any
point the roadside, free of expense, the mails
which are to be conveyed by said road. receiving
and delivering the same with the usual formali-
ties In like manner it shall transport all goods
and articles which the property of the Gov
eminent, for one fourth the usual rates it shall
and returning, the officers, troops, employees, or
agents of the General Government or of the States
The metals, agricultural and industrial products
of the republic shall be transported for twenty
five per cent. less than the tariff rates.
10th. The Government of Mexico shall receive
twenty per cent. of the net revenue of the road
for fifty years, counting from the day on which
the tariff mentioned in the eighth article shall be
put. in force During this whole period all the
privileges contained in this contract shall be valid
and exclusive, can they be altered except by
mutual consent; and at the end of the aforesaid
period the Government shall enter into the full
and absolute possession of the road, with all it's
cars, which must at least be sufficient to transport
daily five hundred passengers and ten thousand
arrobas (arroba is Is lbs.) of freight, property,
and appurtenances; it being understood that
tQeS0y aS well as tue are 10 De QeuVcrcQ over
in good order and in perfect condition for service
the delivery to include the rails, cars, engines,
and utensils, when less than half worn, without
considering included the vessels and steam
boas In order that the deliveries of the road and
other property mentioned in the preceding clause
may not be illusory, the company binds itself to
put in deposit in the last ten years. ten per cent
of the net proceeds which belong to it, which de.
post shall be returned to the COMPANY as soon as
the Government shall have received to its satis-
faction the whole contents of the said preceding
clause.
18th. 1t being of the utmost Importance to the
vessels which may be bound for the way of COM
muncation that there should be lighthouse at
each end thereof, and also on the "Banco de los
Alacranes," and another in the port of Acapulco,
and 1t being equally necessary for the development
sruction of vessels that, if practicable the bar of
Goatzacoalcos should be deepened, as also the
channel Of said river, the company, in order to
carry into effect these improvements, upon plans
to be approved by the Government, shall appro
pirate annually two and half per cent. of the
net revenue Of the road until these works shalt
have been completed. The lighthouses, when fin.
ished. shall belong exclusively to the Govern.
ment.
18th. The Government and the company, eachfor
itself, shall appoint medators in proportion to The
interests they respectively represent, who~shali
watch over and inspect and certify the accounts of
the company during the time this contract CONT
nues. The Supreme Government, not represent.
ing more than the fifth part of the total proceeds
shall be considered in its representation, is de-
termined by the oath clause of the decree calling
be considered as stakeholder for portion, at
least the third part, of the total amount of the
stock into which the company shall be divided"
10Th. The company binds itself to observe the
following restrictions: LIST. The compa ny shall not
construct fortresses upon the Isthmus, nor organ
ize military forces of any kind 1t shall not give
passage to any armed force, either national or for
eign, without express authority from the Govern
lands occupied by it, for all the purposes expressed
in the fifth article, more persons than shall be
cessary for the business in all it's branches. 81
The company shall Immediately discharge from
it's employ any of it's agents who shall carry
connve at smuggling, or who shall commit any
other crime, and shall aid the Government in
prosecuting them. 4th. The company shall adopt
measures to insure that every passenger shall OBJ
serve the revenue laws of the Republic
Goth. Foreigners who become concerned in the
company shall be liable to the provisions in arti-
cles 81 and % of the decree calling for proposals.
which verbatim as follows:s"Ar 81. Foreign
ers who become concerned in the mixed company,
either as stockholders or under any other title
which may give them right to take part in it, to
participate in it's proceeds claim any OF its con
cessions, shall have no greater rights than Next
cans, nor other means OF making them valid than
those conceded to those by the laws of the Repub-
lie. All questions of this nature, and such as may
arise in regard to the acquisition, preservation or
loss of the stock rights 10 the said road, shall
be decided by the competent national courts, in
conformity with the laws. The emf loyes and
dependents of the company shall be liable to the
sanae conditions. Art. 20 The person or persons
with whom q contract for the opening of the road
shall be made shall not transfer or ALLEVIATE the
grant without the previous consent of the Govern
ment, nor shall they admit a partner any for
eign Government or State. The violation of any
of these conditions shall render the grant invalid
and the Mexican Government shall Be empowered
to dispose of it at its pleasure, the stock le
Ultimately acquired by private stockholders.'
2lst The transit by the way of communication
shall be open to all the inhabitants of the globe,
but it shall be increased twenty five per cent
upon the merchandise of those nations who may
not have concluded treaties of neutrality with
Mexico
22d. As soon as the company to construct the
railroad shall be organized, it shall establish in
Mexico an issue OF stock, and another shall be
opened in London or some other place in Europe;
and during period, which shall not be less than
six months, third part least of all the stock
who may desire to be Subscribers.
23d. The company shall have the power to con.
vey in closed mail bags, which shall not be opened
the foreign correspondence over the way of COM
munication, and these mail bags may be sealed by
the postmasters or collectors of the respective
custom houses.
oath. The company shall not sell or transfer
stock to the States OF the Confederation in exchange
for vacant lands or for the hire of Indians.
25th. The company admits, indispensable
condition. all the articles of the call for proposal
published by the Supreme Government, dated on
the twenty~nnth of July of last year, which do not
conflict with, and are not in contradiction to- the
spirit, text, and letter of this contract.
NAVIGATION.
Art. l. The Supreme Government grants to the
contractors and to their associates the exclusive
privilege of navigation by the river Goatxacoalcos
during the whole period to which the present con.
tract ia limited; but all the inhabitants and owners
of estates other property located on the banks of
the river may import the articles they may stand
In need of, and export their agricultural indus.
trial products in vessels of Mexican construction
Art 2. The Government exempts from tonnage
duty the company's steamboats, which are destined
to convey the transit mails and merchandise.
Art. 3. The company binds itself to establish
line of steamboats, sufficient for the service of the
way of communication, under the Mexican flag.
conformaby with the laws of the country, to sail
from Vera Cruz to the highest point where the
river Goatgacoaicos is navgabie, at which place
the road or railroad shall commence
Art. 4. The company binds itself to transport,
free of expense, the mails which may come from
any part of Mexico and those which may be sent
to the other places where its steamers touch re.
ceiving and delivering the same with the usual
formalities In like manner it shall transport all
the effects and property which shall belong to the
Government for onefourth the tariff rates; it shall
also convey, without any remuneration, in going
and coming, the officers, troops, employees, and
agents OF the General Government or of the States
The metals, agricultural and industrial products
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