The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-25
roted States Gets the Concession for One
Hundred Years.
|yTH PRIVILEGE OF LEASING PERpEruALLy
rant Embraces Zone Six Miles Wide, Including
Auxiliary Canals, With Use and Occupation
of Group of Islands in Panama Bay.


pendence and Integrity of Colombia
Article 7. The Republic OF Colombia
includes IN the foregoing grant the right
without obstacle. cost or impeachment 10
such control, consumption and general
utilization Ia any manner found necessary
by the United States to the exercise by II
OF the grants and rights conferred on It
by this treaty. the waters Of the Chagres
river and other streams. lakes and la.
goons, OF all non-nayigable waters. natural
ana artificial. and also to navigate all
rivers, streams, lakes and other nayigable
waters within the Jurisdiction Of the Re-
pubic OF Colombia. In the department OF
PANAMA within or without said zone. as
may be necessary or desirable for the con
structlon, maintenance and operation of the
canal ana its auxiliary canals and other
Worhs, ana to impound any such waters
! and to overflow any lands necessary for
! the due exercise Of such grants and rights
! to the United States. and to rectify. con.
! struct aud improve the navigation OF any
| such rivers, streams, lakes and lagoous
| at the sole cost of the United States, bat
! any such waterways so made by the United
states may be used by citizens Of Colombia
! Tree OF tolls or other charges, and the
| United states shall have the right to usa
| without cost, any water stone, clay, earth
or other minerals belonging to Colombia
| on the public domain that may be needed
IAN damages caused to private land own
ers by lnundation or by the deviation Of
water courses. or In any other ways. arts
Ing ont Of the construction or operation
Of thu canal, shall in each case be ap-
pran.sos ana settled by a Joint eomnittee
Tnted States and coombn but the c snf
| OF the indemnities SO agreed on shall be
borne solely BY the United states"
! Article declares Panama and Colon fr,Ne
transmission through the eAnsl, but re.
serves the tight to Colombia to estab-
lish Custom houses Tor collection Of duties
on goods going to other portions OF her
Article 0 provides that no charges of
! any character shall be imposed on persons
alton Of the canal. or any vessels. tools.
etc, used In such construction
Article 10 provides for the use Of telo-
graph and telephone tscilitisu-
Article IL permits immigrants Of all ma
lions to work on the canal.
Article II allows the United States to
Import, free of duty, all material necessary
In the construction Of the canal
Article 10. The United States shan
have authority to protect and make secure
auxiliary works and dependencies, and to
preserve order and discipline among the la
borers and other persons who may congre-
force such police and sanitary regulations
as II may deem necessary TO preserve or
der and public health thereon. and to pro.
tect navigation and commerce through and
over said canal. railroads and other works
and dependencies from interruption or dam
age. The Republic OF Colombia may es-
tablish judicial tribunals within said zono,
; Tor the DISCRIMINATION. according 70 its
laws and judicial procedure, Of certain
controversies hereinafter mentioned, such
judicial tribunal or tribunals so established
elusive Jurisdiction in said zone Of all con.
troTersies between citizens OF the Repub-
llc Of Colombia, or between citizens Of the
Republic Of Colombia and citizens Of INV
| foreign nation. other
States, Second, subject TO the general
sovereiguty q Colombia over the said zonn
tribunals, which shall have Jurisdiction Of
certain controversies hereinafter mentioned
TO he determined according to the laws
STARE shG uol snch , RrTCeapre OF the 1tet
( SO established by the United States shall
have
EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION
, in said Zone Of all controversies between
! citizens Of the United States and between
citizens Of the United States and citisenf
OF any foreign nation. other than ths. Re
: public OF Colombia. and of all controversial.
! in any wise growing out of or relating Il
r the construction, maintenance or operation
4 or the canal, railway and other propertie.
and works. Third, the United States anC
8 Colombia to engage Jointly to establish an(
= maintain upon said zone judicial tribunals
y civil, criminal and admiralty Jurisdiction
70 De composed OF jurists appointed by tn,
Z governments Of the United states and Co
lombla In manner hereafter to be agreed
o upon between said governments; such Join
a judicial tribunal shall have exclusive juris
4 diction In said zone Of all controversies be
/ tween citizens of the United States ant
citizens of Colombia and between citizen
other than OF Colombia and the Unite(
L States, aHd also OF all crimes and telonie
. and misdemeanors committed within gale
& zone, and Of all questions OF admiralty
g arising therein. Fourth: The two govern
: ments hereafter, and from time TO time a
v occasion arises, shall agree upon and estab
5 lish the laws and procedures which shat
A govern such joint judicial tribunal anC
o which shall be applicable to the person
. and cases over which such tribunals shal
; have Jurisdiction, and also shall llkewis
q choose the requisite officers Of the court
- and further, shall make adequate provision
3 by like agreement for the pursuit, capture
il Imprisonment, detention and delivery WITH
y iil said zone of persons charged with tn
!, commitment OF crimes, felonics or misde
a mcauors without said zone. ana Tor IN
pursuit, captre, Imprisonment ietentlol
= and delivery without said zone OF person
= charged with the commitment Or crimes
8 felonles and misdemeanors within sai'
p zone - -
!, RAILWAYS and auxiarles are declared
j. public utility, and In consequence al are .
: OF land and water necessary Tor the eoi
y struction and maintenance OF the canal az
> the other works may be appropriated !
~ conformity with the laws OF Colombia, ~
y cent that the Indemnity shall be conelusiy,
\ IL determined without hppFuli w Ios
- commission appointed by the government
- of Colombia and the United states.
- ''rhe indemnities awarded by the commI
- sion for such appropriation shalI pc ~ = =
y hy tne United states, but the appralsal :
y said lands aud the assessment OF daInake
y shall be based upon their. value peiors =, -
y commencement Of the work upon the eana
u Article 10. The republic OF toioiHu a
y grants 10 tile United States me use Or, ?,
y Inc ports OF the republic open TO cothIns ~,
y rs plRces of refuge for any Vesseis
y rioSed in the canal enterprise, ana LOT ~. 3
!, Vessels In distress having the right 20 I "a
~ through the canal and Wishing 70 ancno o.,,
" aid norts. such vessels shan pc en n
~ from anchorage and tonnage dues on =
w part Of Colombia, A oo,struete
~ Article rs The canal. when CONSTR .tsai
a.. the entrances thereto SHAH We heuu l,r Il
w psrpetuity aud shall be opened w an srtie
=, ierirs proviAed for by seciioh ), y, tjn
~ > ~ and In conformity With az thS - X
I. iations Of the treaty entered NV" ~ 4
ot ,cvsrntnants Of the United sta'es am
~ lombla November 10 iVVA'
y The Passage for Colombian Vessels,
II Article Il. The government Of Colon :,
=, shan have the right to transport 90
- ,stal its vessels troops aud mun''l@ns
!, 49, n, al times. without paying Shais