The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-26

referred to, and the government of the
United States or its nominees shall be
authorized to impose and collect eQult~
able water rates during fly years, for
the service rendered, but on the expira-
ton of said term the use of the water
shall be free for the inhabitants Of Pam
ANA and Colon, except to the extent
that may be necessary for the operation
and maintenance of said water system,
including reservoirs, aqueducts ana
other works
GRANT IS EXCLUSIVE.
Article VI-The republic of Colombia
agrees that it will not cede or lease to
any foreign government any of its IS
lands or harbors within or adjacent TO
the Bay of Panama, nor on the Atlantlc
coast of Colombia between the Atrat0
river and the western boundary of the
department of Panama. for the purpose
Of establishing fortitications, naval or
coaling stations military coasts, docks
or other works that might interfere
with the construction, maintenance, op-
Grafton, protection. safety and free use
of the canal and auxiliary works. In
order to enable Colombia to comply with
this stipulation, the government OF the
United States agrees to give Colombia
the material support that may be re-
duired in order to prevent the occuDa-
ton Of said Islands and ports, guaran-
teeing there the sovereignty, 1ndeDend :
ence of Colombia.
Article VII-The republic of Colombia
I includes in the foregoing grant the
right without obstacle, cost of imped1-
ment, TO such control, consumption ana
+ general utilization in any manner found
f necessary by the United States to the
/ exercise by it Of the grants to, and
F rights conferred upon it by this treaty.
4 the waters of the ChagreS river ana
/ other streams. lakes and of all non
navigable waters, natural and artificial
and also to navigate all rivers, streams.
lakes and other navigable waterways
within the jurisdiction and under the
dominion of the republic Of Colombia.
+ in the department of Panama, within OF
without said zone, as may be necessary
or desirable for the construction, malns
i tenance and operation of the canal and
its auxiliary canals and other works.
and without tolls or charges of any
kind. and to raise and lower the levels
of the waters, and to defect them. and
+ to impOund any such waters, and to
1 overflow any lands necessary for the
due exercise of such grants and rights
to the United States: but any rivers.
such waterways 50 made by the Unite4
States may be used by citizens of Co
lOmbia free OF tolls and other charges,
and the United States shall have the
right to use without cost any water,
stone, clay or other minerals belonging
to Colombia on the public domain thai
may be needed by it.
4 UNITED STATES TO PAY DAMAGES
4 ''AlI damages caused to private land
/ owners by inundation or by the deVld-
ton of WatercOurseS, or in other ways
/ arising out of the construction or oper-
+ alton of the canal, shall in each case be
appraised and settled by a, joint CON-
mission appointed by the governments
/ of the United States and Colombia, but
the cost of the indemnities so agreed
upon shall be borne solely by the United
/ States
Article VIII declares Panama ans
4 Colon for ports for vessels and goods
destined for transmission through the
canal. but reserves the right to Colon
bia to establish custom houses for the
collection Of duties on goods going t.
other portions of her territory.
Article TX provides that no charges OF
any character shall be imposed upol
any persons or vessels connected with
or used in the construction and opera
ton OF the canal
Article x provides for the use Of tel
graph and telephone facilities.
Article XI permits immigrants Of al
nationaIities to work on the canal
Article XII allows the United States
to import free of duty all material nee
essary in the construction of the canal
POLICING THE CANAL.
Article XIII The United States shall
nave authority to protect and make
secure the canal, as well as railways
and other auxiliary works and Deepen
denotes, and to preserve order and dis
cipline among the laborers. and other
persons who may congregate in that
region, and to make and enforce sucf
i police and sanitary regulations as il
may deem necessary to preserve order
and public health thereon. and to pro
itect navigation and commerce through
and over said canal, railroads and 9th
er works and dependencies from inter.
ruption or damage.
First-The republic Of Colombia may
establish judicial tribunals within saiC
zone. for the determination, according
to its laws and judicial procedure o.
certain controversies hereinafter men
toned. Such judicial tribunal or tri
bunals so established by the republi,
of Colombia shall have exclusive juris
dietion in said zone of all controversies
between citizens of the republic of co
Ionbia and citizens Of any foreign ma
ton other than the United States.
Second-Subject to the general SOW
ereignty Of Colombia over said zone