The Butte inter mountain., 1903-11-20
To Collect Customs.

To Collect Customs.
The Panama government is allowed
under this article to establish at these
ports such custom houses and guards as
may be deemed necessary 10 collect duties
on importations destined for other parts
Of the republic. TO the United States is
given the right to make use OF the ports
at the two extrcmitics OF the canal as
places of anchorage in order 10 make re-
pairs for loading unloading, dcpos,ing or
trans-shipping cargoes which are in transit
or destined Tor service OF the canal and
other works
Article VI further provides that all
'nagcs caused to private land owners
- inundation or by the deviation OF water
courses or in other ways arising out of
the construction or operation OF the canal
shall be appraised and determined by
Joint commission appointed by the govern
ments of the United States and the re-
public OF Panama and the United States
in turn agrees to bear the sole cost of the
indcmnitics granted by said commission.
To Sell Rights.
In another article the republic OF Pana-
ma authorizes the new Panama Canal COM
pany to sell and transfer its rights and
concessions to the United States as well
as the Panama railroad and all or part OF
the shares Of that company. 1t is siipu-
lated, however, that the property outside
the canal zone owned by the company
shall revert to the republic OF Panama.
Other important provisions OF the con
yention are:
'lhe republic Of Panama agrees to Sc
cure for the United States the lands and
rights that are acquired in the towns Of
Panama and Colon, to effect the improve
ments provided for in the treaty and
authorizes the United States to impose
and collect equitable water rates during
50 years.
Use Of Water Free.
AT the end Of that time the use OF the
water shall be free for the inhabitants of
Panama and Colon, except 50 far as may
be necessary for the operation and main
tcnance OF the water system and auxili-
aries that the republic Of Panama shall
pay more for official dispatches over the
telephone and telegraph lines to be CON
structed than those required from officials
Of the United States; that the republic OF
Panama shall permit immigration and free
access to the lands and workshops Of the
canal and its auxlliarics to all employees
Of whatever nationality, provided they are
under contract for work in any way con
nccted with the canal; that such persons,
with their families, shall be exempt from
military service OF the republic OF Pana-
ma; that the United States may import
into the canal zone free OF duty any ma
terials required in the construction, main
tenance and operation of the canal and
auxiliary works and all provisions, medi-
cincs clothing and supplies for use of all
persons in the employ of the United States
and for their families that the canal when
completed shall be neutral in perpetuity
and shall be opened on the terms provided
for by section ! or article III of the Hay
Fauncefote treaty Of November 49, 1901;
that the republic of Panama shall have the
right to transport over the canal its YES
sells, troops and munitions of war at all
times free Of charge; that the republic of
Panama agrees to cancel any treaty with
third power which in any manner modi-
fes or conflicts with this convention the
republic Of Panama agrees if it should be-
come necessary at any time to employ
armed forces to protect the canal or the
ships using the same or the railways and
auxiliary works to provide the necessary
forces for such purposes, and that il il
caiiHol cHeeli'cy hdHuic lne SITUATION the
Panama government will allow the United
States to employ whatever force may be
necessary for that sole purpose, the said
force to be withdrawn when the necessity
for its presence has ceased that when the
circumstances demand the United States
may send forces to the isthmus without
the advice or censent of the Panama gov
ernment that no change either in the gov
ernment or laws or treaties of the republic
of Panama shall, without the consent of