The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-09
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n.sni of Home aad Forsga aGans
HIS ekeelrncy the President ad insTt Of he Mexican
decree
The President od interim Of The Mexican United States
10 The inhabitants OF The republic Know ye, that, con
sdenng that the opening oil the shns OF Tehuanspee
has reached that stage that il is not only CONNER
cal requirement oil the whole world, bat political neces
sy, il order 10 preserve the Integrity and sovereignty OF
our territory thai II this question be solved In The
limited Time which perhaps now remains TO decide il with
full independence and dignity might perhaps be in
voyed and complicated with political questions and The
republic find itself gravely compromised which will result
IN great injury 10 all the inhabitants; and considering
hnsily, that the proposals oil the Mixed Company 10
which have been Joined those oil Oalaca and Garcia aud
the States OF Osaca. Tabasco and chapas having been
approved mol only will great material benefit 10 The
ton result bur The questions which This negoalion
occasonsd VIII BE- peaceaby TRANQUILITY, and honorabiy
settled have thought proper IN the exercise OF the iacu
iier with winch am invested, and in conformity with
the law OF lsih May, 1882 and the decree calling Tor
proposals published IA consequence thereof The 29lh
OF July 10 decree as follows:
SOLE ARTICLE The proposals which have been pre-
scented Tor The opening OF interoceanic communication
mixed national and foreign company under The name
of A G. Sloo, approved. with The notifications and
explanations IN the instrument OF this date which will be
published
Therefore. order that the be printed published
circulated, and carried into due iulfment.
Palace OF the general government. Mexico 5h Feb
ruary, 1858.
JUAN BAPTISTA CEBALLos
To Don J. MIGUEL ARROYO.
And communicate IL 10 you for your information and
correspondent action
God and liberty J. MIGUEL ARROYO.
MEXICO, February 8, 1858.
CONTRACT
For the opening and communication OF The ishmus OF
Tehuaniepec. made on The part in The name OF the
supreme government OF The Mexican republic. by his
ceiency Jose Miguel Arroyo Chief clerk exercising the
powers OF Minister OF Home and Foreign Affairs with the
ower OF publishing DEGREES aud now charged with the
duties of the same and The other part by Mr. William
Lee, attorney Tor MessTs A. g. Sloo and his asso-
cia,es, and Messrs Ramon Olare, Manuel Payne. and
jose Joaquin Pesado for the Me associates and con
concerned in the enterprise Of the ebuaRiepec
nteroceanc communication, and representing the whole
company which, under the name OF Mixed Company,
charged with the said opening and communication,
cert with the companies banned Oajaca and Felipe Garcia
asd associates and with the agents Of The States OF CHA
pas, Tabasco, and Oajaca, under The following articles.
which they have agreed TO- the supreme government
making OF the faculty given 10 il by The law OF May
IA 1852, and the full powers conceded to by The de-
cree OF Ith January last
Isl. The way of communication shall be by water as
lar the Coaizacoalcos Able where the
navigation terminates The roads in the second
article shall commence
Id The contractors bind themselves to commence a
plank read al the point which the Coatzacoalcos
be leading 10 the Pacific in the year
that this contract has been made and finish three
years after having commenced To begin the con.
s,rucon OF railroad year, counted from this las
dale and TO finish said railroad, with all the necessary
and engines, within The four following years. notify
A
menced the works, and oil their being finished.
3D. The direction OF the road shall be that which may
be designated BY conpeen engineers being The most
practicable, IRON ibe shoTiDess OF the distance and from
tie facility OF constructions; the starting point being
where previous surveys shall have shown that the
! Coaizacoalcos is no further Dasigable.
4th The company shall build its expense The works
and docks necessary Tor The OF the of
cation IN ihe ports which The government may open
| al the Two exEemilies OF the road
9Th. The government grants the company The neces
sary land for the wheel road, and railroad moes docks
warehouses, depois, stations sheds for the stages
the Other vehicles, and hotels for passengers but if the
lands belonging 10 the public domain should be sud-
cleHt for all the AFORESAID purposes those OF individuals
shall be taken, on UNDERWRITING the owners conornably
/ 10 law.
9th. The company may take gratis from The public
lands whatever materials may be necessary for The con-
sirucon OF The road or OF ITS appur,enances and for
Their Preservation.
7h II may also take such materials from the lands of
private individuals. on nsemnylng the conform
! ably 10 law.
sih So long this contract is an force the company
shall ENJOY The exclusive privileges OF transportation BY
the way OF communication, hsvng power consequently
10 collect tolls transit and storage ices, and other fees
Ion freight merchandise. cost OF passage ag eeaby
to the arI 10 be approved by the government, which
shaI pot have The power TO demand any tax oonrba-
ION o ans kind either upon the transit OF Merchandise
or upon The passengers upon the capital invested by
the company but the right reserved which is given 10
II IN the 32d article of the decree calling for proposals
which rs verbatim follows: The government, binds
Itself Dot 10 Jay any contribution upon The road
merchandise OF passengers which may pass the same
lhe invested ihefein but
an additional duty upon freight and passengers
which stall Dot exceed real the thereof be-
ing entirely applied 10 itself"
9Th The company may import. free OF duty. the ma
terlas and utensils Tor the construction and
preservation Of The road and its sppuenance after FIRST
obtaining the OF the government through inc IN
spector OF The sad government, with andsm of
The articles proposed 10 be imported II may also import
upon the same Conditions. the articles which cannot be
Obtained al the smus, and ~h'c the sbofer and Jour
neymen employed The works cf the road may require
for Their maintenance and clothing.
10Th. The liberty oonreded the company for the
transportation OF merchandise shall be subject The reg
uiaiIons " bach the government may beng
understood thai liberty is aso thereby conceded 10 10
open issues for The sale OF merchandise any point OF
the isihmus.
lin. HE supreme government VIII onen The ports
foreign and cossing trade which may be necessary
for the better service of the way OF communication;
oher being for the present opened than that OF
Vera Cruz, in The Gull OF Mexico and that of Yentoru
on the Pacific: this latter port shall be solely for
the reciprocal transit Of psssenger and merchandise
l2h. The privileges conceded by The government shall
be valid and exclusive for The company during the whole
time this contract Is in force
18Th. The government viii protect with its whole
power the prosecution preservation, and security OF the
work
l4lh The fuhlment Of this contract shall be ruarsn
tied, the Subtraction of the Supreme government,
The Of (S0o O0O) three hundred thousand dollars
cash which the representatives of the company shall de
posie the treasury in the the said supreme
government shall prescribe and also $50 oeo) ffy thou
sand dollars per month, uud the total OF (s60o o00
hundred thousand dollars IL completed Toe latter
1890 ooo) three hundred Ibousa.d dollars shall bear in
terest TER cent per snnur, bui the fret three hpn
died thousand dollars shall be furnished without any
tsres guarantee fOr the presen contract b- both