The sun., 1902-06-20
TENT or CtNtL MIL.
Nu,her,,rs the Presiden, to Acquire hish''
and ysrop~rt> of PanAma Company.

senate
lie IT enacted, Ac. That the President OF
, IN, United states ~ hereby authorized 70
a"ou,te' for aud on behalf Of the United
states, at cost not eACe"dihs t'",-,
al Of The ,,sn,. n,: Of fTs,csT ,md rish9 OF "SS
uunui.h.d work, planvs and other Hop"f,l,
real. personal and mixed "i ever ,nai,,. at,,.
I",',l company of Franc, on th" l-thinu,
! nf Panama. and all ~ maps, pan. OF 'n,nS, WI
rscofds'"9 ~ i.;hmus OF rsp1am@ me- Ihu pm, VI
i.I h"wrv.f' than a. saa shares ~ IN"
p,nama Railroad COMPANY, owned by OF
h.Id fnT the use % satd canal COMPANY pI.
x,ses |, .,t,sfactory titlr TO all OF said property
rau h. obtained . ..,,. 40,
section That the President Z, her,9y aa, "a,
! nIa,nbin inT aud on behalf Of N" tinted
! strt,. upon such term. a. he may i.,i
rea.onssl cSsa',yT "s Urn aHd shd ,hS territory
~ The Republic of 'olonhls h"' ns, a 'nsn
-IS miles IN width. extending iroih tne 'a tp.,b,
80 u.s.. and dispose OF the waters thereon, ana
to rxcavate. con-tructi and tn p.t pl.,
maintain nps SpesfSa," asp,h I"u and cspsc,y as VIA
,nn,d convenient passage OF shlp> "t the
greatest tonnage and dr1it nav n. IA w. r,irh
,,r,,nl .hall include the right 20 p"II",uallN
maintain and op-rat. the Pinhms kaltoan'
the csner.hp ihrrs", csIs "t been r"d n"o",rsd by
! ~, ui'.d states. and also 'urisdi''tnh uN'I
.aid strip aud th. ports nt "a. rhds ,he'sota
D Ea -
,.yuIstions a. hall he necessary tp pr"s'fN"
n,d.r and pre-frV" the puhli" h"anh th't''n,
and 20 --ta ia such judicial r,,I,.
"s may bc necessary 20 eninfc" .uoh .,,,rs ru,r.
- rcs,ila,inns The President may acquire
sWSh sddition,I territory and right rom
Lolomhia :. ,,m1rm... 10 ms b"rs"f ~
se>,ton That when the President snail
have srrangcd 20 ,.1urc -'Is,",,"YC psns,na canal
| ,,rn,rV a. provided IN section h'fr"l, anu
| hall have obtained by treat, contrni oi % Ine
,'h,, a. ntoytdcd in S.' tion hereof. he 4.
s-d TO pay for the f.pyIy 10y M w"
New pansma ,nnaI .ImpnhhI WapnnhI,c or Of ,oiomhia
.nch sums a. shall have been agreed urpn,
nd A .um sufficient for both ,aid PURPOSES
/ ~ hereby nppropriat"d ont "' any money
! -, ,hs Tr,eSurv not Otherwise appropriated
| 10 he paid on warrant OF Warrants u'aN"
oy,n oy W." prcsiaer, .hnn then cause TO h~ .,-
csrs,.d cou.,tuc'ed and conplet"d uti!, p
Ing TO that end a. lar a. HN,,.'Ippnr pn W.. W.
SSnsl company Of France, and " pred.-
e~..or company. ship cana! from ,hs ,aiuni an,i
bean 20 y: ra,hS oS.%n and "sr Srp,S ss
| of The largest tonnas. and greatest dfsusht
nov ~ nss .Id nd -gGh .Sa "s :. sg sSgppii-I With Al"
n.c,.snTv locks aud other appliance, 70
| meet th. neor>sitics Of vessels uasrins thronsh
,Le .,We from, ocean to o"enn' ana ne shali
| -, c,W.. 20 ~. constructed such sale ana
! co,n modiou- hNrisor- az the terniual OF sslu
canal. aud m'hr @ ,m,n ,,y ,ot IN. "afety
| md prot.c' ION 81 laid canal ana nv DO,
| That the President i au,hotlt"I 10, ,.s on"
ntiTuos.s aforesaid 20 eirplov .uch p"rtoh-
s"tte nny deem necessary. and to fN their
| 'up,in, TIN, should the President
| m,'apIs ,o oh,s,n ior the United states
| a Satisfactory Utic tn the Tor't'N "' W."
| Ncw Panama Canal ,oinpnnN, % nhh w.. ,,,I,, I'M
- of ,h,. necessary territory oi the tepuOAc
~ ',iou,bia ant tn" nights nl..ntioh"d IA
Sections and 81 this nct, within reason
| ahl. time and upon T"a-"hhn.e W, ~. g., 't. IL
| -, President. having Nr~t Ohtdlh"n lp' w
| tr.,.d Stnie- exclusive and p"rI"tutl con
,,nl hy treaty. 81 the necessary i.u"i'
| tro,n Costa Rica and Nicaragua upon l"i -
| .ti.h h, may consider reasonable, Tor W"
/ cons,ructiou. perpetual maihtei an, OIL 80
ton and protection oi sshrp' hrp',c,". On
h, =. ha, is commonly known ~ the NttdIhRha
rnuts -hall ca4-s TO b' cHcHNA'rd "i,u on
,,,,,ied A -hip canal and waterway from
! roin, on III. .hor" oi a." , al blr4h -" ,rAi
Er.,,oWp A., vay of tk- Nicaragua, " a
po.nt n,at 1rito. on N" facihc ,.rah, ,',I
| canal stall H. Of sufficient capacity anu d'f,,
10 aiofd convenient Vas>ag" Tor N'.-'.- %,
the largest tonnage aud ere airtt Wauttnnt ~
v,,.r,.I and shall be supplied with all uc,"'-
,arY lock- and other dpphnh,r- tp lnr',
M. necessities Of vessels passing, ttohsh
~. .am. from ocean to ocean. ana u" shall
,I.o construct such sale and CouinodioGs
h,rhor- al the teTmInl oi sitId CanaI as -hNI
h~ necessary for ~" al" Amu ,nyi.'o,'s
u-s thereof aud shall nah" su'h lh9N.''oh,
-, d.f,p,. - may hr u"Cr--atN Tor th"
,,i.ty aud protection oi -aid haihniN ana
anal and such SUN oT sums oi lh"h'N ds
- h. agreed upon 10y such treaty - com
iru-stion 10 h~ pad NlcTigua dii "-lH
kica lot the concessions "uH l'.u' 49,,
under provided to bc a'puT"l ~ va" h''n
St.t,. o.. hereby apIfo'rln'"'l ",N "l any
money In the lTea.ur' not ",hri ~. ~
iropr iated. 10 hc paid ou NhiT ant "i N'i' '"'s
III. President shsll csus" such surveys
NAV h' necessary t"r .ali % ana 'u a,'J
To- be- made. and IN Uahlns ~u'.n -.In' I |, ~, G,u
iu ih,. con instruction ~ SAID anal may 'Wlng
such persons a. he may dcrln h'''''1' o. anu
nav ~ their CoWf"u -Itlon.
In tho rNcavatl ION and CONSTRUCTION - -Hii
anal the san Juan River and LAX" Nt'Ht-
aqua. OF such parts ot 'a'h ~ may ~ ""u'
sNe',t'n MAT ~. sum - So "'o oIo l.
h~rehv appropriated oyt ~ any lnShry u
a., Treasury not othsTwt-r auit"ITiaied,
TOW ard the protest h"r,u '"ut"nIla'"d' bN
either rout. 50 selected
,,u... 20 b. entered into such contract 81 con-
trart. as NAV hc d""msd necessary Tor the
proper excavation, ,on-tr,lctui, comile,lnh,
and d fence uf said Cshsl. hsrbor-. and de-
s.nc,' s.u - hy the route finally determin-d upon
under the provisions ~ tins at ApFopli-
stlars therefor shall from tnc to time lie
hereafter made. not to exceed N u" sssre;
gate the additions al sum ~ 'is5"""h. should
the Panama rout" De adopted, ~ sisho9ooo.
see,ion = That In any agreement vith the
C.nuhliC of Colombia or With th" States 10
Nicaragua and ,u-'a RtUs. the it"-itent ~
su,hnrIrad 20 gusrsnte.' to said republic ~
said ~tate- the "a" of ~Aid canal sitd hsfbuTs
ugon such terms a. may Z" s ss,e.d upon, ior
z-ns thereof
Se,tion THAT 90 enable the President
10 construc, the canal and works apputtr-
naut thereto, a. prov id-d ~ th.- a,t there 4.
hereby created the l~thmtan Canal commis-
sion the same - h" composed uf'-ev.n mem
hers who -hsll hc noriua'"d aud appointed
Nv the prr-rieut, hv and VITA III" advice and
consent of the S"n,,~. and who shall serve
dut.ng IA. rl-asur- of III. President. and nu.
of whom shall b" named a. the chairman of
said commission
OI thr even m~nhers Of said oominls-
sion At least four -hall b~ persons learned
and skilled IN the prs,ti~. OF 81 lfine-rlng
aud Of th. four at least one shall H. Su offiueT
of tn. nitsd States Army, and az least ole
oi h.t shall b. an offfcrr OF the United States
Navy. the sAd unic"t- respectively being
either upon the active or III" retired list Of
the army oT 81 the navy said tommi.-
sioners stall zach Revive such Uomp~n-a-
ton IN" rr--ident shall prescribe until
thr same shall have been otherwise fN~,i bv
congress In addition 10 ~" members of
~ttd lsthui,n Canal Commission. the Irr-i-
dent u hereby authorized, through sAid
commission. To EMPLOY W said service any