Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-05-09


and the Panama Railroad Company or its agents. shall
make application to the United States consul at Aspin
wall fCeen) Panama for that purpose such consul
shall require of the mayor or chief magistrate of either
city police force for the protection of the Panama
railroad any other of travel and transportation
across the sthds within the district aforesaid, for
the security of passengers property passing or in
tended be passed the said road route, or for
the prevention removal of any interruption of the
said road or route, the said mayor chief mags-
shall promptly furnish the In the mayor
chief magistrate shall refuse neglect to furnish
such force the request of the CONSUL the consul shall
then have authority to make direct call the said
lice, whose duty it shall be to obey such call and In
such call is not complied WITH the consul may orga
nize and take charge of temporary police force, and
those composing it shall have the protection for
their acts as the regular police force entitled to- The
said police while upon duty for that purpose, shall be
subject the orders of the United States consul requr
ing the and shall be kept in service so long as ne
shall determine such force to be necessary and the
whole force or any persons belonging to it, shall be duly
discharged when the said consul shall request the same
TO be done the civil authorities oFthe municipalities
shall in way embarrass interfere with the action OF
the said police force while executing the orders OF the
said consul for the protection and security aforesaid
but shall lend their aid and assistance, If need be,
to render the police force efficient for that purpose
In order to defray the expenses of such police force
when called out the United States consuls at Aspln-
wall (Coon} and Panama shall have authority to make
assessment levy and collect taxes to the amount
needed for that purpose upon the railroad ana upon the
passengers and property passing over the railroad OF
routes but no taxes, assessments, duties shall be
levied by the municipal authorities at Aspinwal Colon
Panama upon the railroad passengers or their Pro-
perty foreign mails any articles OF merchandise
passing over the said road nothing however, herein
contained shall exempt the railroad from such payments
to the Republic of New Granada its assignees as IL is
under obligations to pay by its charter ana engage
ments with that Republic. But this restriction is not TO
apply any levied by direction authority OF the
United States consuls deray the expenses of the po-
may be called out to protect the railroad pas
sengers and property transported over the same.
GSixth That in the route across the lsthmns of
Panama within the district aforesaid shall be interrupt
ed or shall be seriously threatened with obstruction or
interruption by force power which is likely to be
too formidable be put down by the police force which
may be called out for that purpose as herein PROVIDED
then the naval force of the United States which may be
either of the harbors at the exremles OF SAID
road route may be used for the purpose OF protecting
keeping open and securing free and safe passage over
the said road and the Government OF the United States
may also if it should deem it necessary send for the
purpose into the said district any part OF IT. or
organize therein military force but whenever the ex
gency which may have led to the employment OF the
naval military force of the United States shall cease
the same shall be withdrawn from the said territory
Thehigh contracting parties shall each appoint within
three months after the exchange of the rathcatons OF
this convention commissioner, and thetwo commas
sioners shall Immediately proceed to establish and mark
the lines of the said district and shall devise mode for
organizing the municipalities and make needfu regula
tons for executing the same.
The high contracting parties hereby agree TO respect
the municipal hereby authorized to be esta
bshed and not interfere in any way with the exer
else Of any of the powers granted privilege conceded
to the same but viii maintain with them friendly re-
lations.
Should either party at any time, encroach upon the
rights and privileges hereby granted and conceded the
other party may, its discretion, aud any way may
deem proper aid the said municipal governments, or
either of them in resisting such encroachments Should
any foreign Power invade the territories of the said
ncipal governments, interfere with their rights and
privileges either party to this convention assist these
in defence of their territory and municipal
rights.
ARTICLE II.
And it is expressly agreed by the high contracting
parties that nothing contained in the foregoing article
shall give confer upon the people of the before de-
scribed district OF either of the municipalities therein
authorized any of the rights powers, privileges re-
served by the Republic of New Granada to itself by the
any contract made with the sau company and that nei-
Their the said people the municipalities shall have
any control jurisdiction that road any other
interoceanic communication that may be made in or
through that district and New Granada for the consi
deration hereinafter mentioned does hereby transfer and
assign to the United States all the rights title interest,"
and control which she has by charter contract in any
other manner IN and the said Panama railroad with
full power and authority receive for their all
of money compensation stipulated to be paid by
the said railroad company for the privileges for the
right of transit conferred by the charter granted
any contract made with the said Panama railroad COM
pany and the United States authorized and empow
cred exact and enforce all the obligations which the
said Panama railroad company has contracted with New
Granada; and it is hereby furthermore stipulated that
the United States shall have and enjoy in regard to the
said railroad company all the rights and authority in
and the said road that New Granada has at any tine
had and enjoyed and that they shall have full power and
authority to alter, modify extend the charter of the
said Panama railroad company, and to make any agree
ment with 1t in relation to the of the said road and
they shall also have full and exclusive power grant
any charter or to make any provision for the consuo
ton of any other railroad the 18TH
of Panama within the district of country mentioned
in the next preceding article such terms they may
deem proper
ARTICLE III.
IT, unhappily the high contracting parties shall be
gagged in with each other, they do hereby mutually
agree that the district of country before described shall
be neutral territory and neither party shall occupy the
for belgerent purposes, Preserving the right of
either to pass shall either solicit accept
the services aid of the said municipalities in the said
but they shall remain neutral neither shall either
sad obstruet interfere with the ordinary opera
ons of business the said road but the Governments
and citizens of each of the high contracting parties
specyey shall have the of the road during any
such war; and the security for their persons and
property the said road and within the district aore
said as if the said parties were at peace.
a ARTICLE w.
Il is hereby agreed that both parties shall have the
free of the Panama railroad company sic or any
other means of passage the ishrnus within the
said district but the said road route shall open to
the common of all nations which shall by treaty s
puatons to regard and treat the district of
try aforesaid at all times neutral and respect the
municipal authorities therein established and all such
nations shall have the of said road route be
tabshed within the said district upon fair and
able terms and they do further agree to invite foreign
nations to join in the mutual guarantee of the neutrality