Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-21

age rates, which shall be sufncfent TO pro-
vide for the payment OF interest and the
amortiza ton of the principal of the cost OF
said work within period OF nfty years
and upon the expiration of said term OF
fifty years, the system Of sewers and water
works shall revert to and become the prop
critics of the cities of Panama and Colon.
respectively, and the use of water shall be
free to the inhabitants of Panama and
Colon, except to the extent that water rates
may be necessary for the operation and
maintenance of said system of sewers ana
water.
1.-The republic of Panama agrees that the
cities of Panama and Colon shall comply
III perpetu!ty with the sanitary ordinances,
whether of a preventive or curative char
acter. prescribed by the United States, ana
in case the government of Panama Is un-
able or fails in it's duty to enforce this
compliance by the cities of Panama and
Colon with the sanitary ordinances of the
United States, the republic or Panama
grants to the United States the right ana
authority to enforce the same. The same
right and authority is given the United
States for the maintenance of public order
In case the republic of Panama should be
urable to maintain 1t in the towns OF
Panama and Colon.
Right to Canal and Railroad.
ARTICLE vIII-The republic of Panama
grants to the United States all the rights
which it has or hereafter may acquire TO
the New Panama Canal Company and the
Panama Railroad Company as a result
of the transfer of sovereignty from the
republic of Colombia to the republic OF
Panama over the IsthmuS of Panama, anu
authorizes the New Panama Canal Com
pany to sell It's rights to the United States
as we'll as the Panama railroad.
Ports Declared Free.
Article TX provides that the republic or
Panama declare free for all time the ports
of either entrance of the canal including
Panama and Colon, and the water thereof
in such manner that there shall not be
collected by the government OF Panama
custom house tolls, tonnage, ancnorase'
light house. wharf, pilot or quarantine dues,
nor any other charges or taxes of any kfno
shall he levied or imposed by the govern
ment of Panama upon any vessel using or
pa ssing through the canal or belonging TO
or employed by the United States, directly
or indirectly, in connection with the con-
structfon maintenance and operation OF the
main works or its auxiliaries. or upon the
cargo, officers, crew or passengers OF any
such vessels, 1t being the intent OF this
convention that all vessels and their car
goes crews and passengers shall be per-
mitted to use and pass through the canal
and the ports leading thereto subject 10
no other demands or impositfons than such
tolls and charges as may be imposed by the
United States for the use of the canal or
other works.
The ports leading to the canal, including
Panama and Colon, also shall be free TO the
commerce of the world, and duties or
taxes shall be imposed except upon mer-
chandise destined to be introduced for the
consumption of the rest of the republic or
Panama and upon vessels touching at the
ports Of Panama and Colon and which do
not pass through the canal.
Though the said ports shall be free and
open to all. the government of Panama
may establish in them such custom houses
and guards as may be deemed necessary to
cnlIent 6,1tfes imnOrta tfOnS into the
public of Panama and to prevent contra
band trade. The United States shall have
the right to make of the ports at the
two extremities of the canal including
Panama and Colon, as places of anchorage.
in order to make repairs. for loading, I'M
loading, depositlng or transshipping car
goes either in transit or destined for the
service of the canal and other works.
No Tax on the Canal.
Article X provides that there shall not be
imposed any taxes, national. municipal de-
partmental or of any other class, upon the
canal. the vessels that may use 1t, the tugs
and other vessels employed in the service
Of the canal, the railways and auxiliary
works. storehouses, workshops, offices,
quarters for laborers, factories of all kinds,
warehouses, wharves, machinery and other
works, property and effects appertaining to
the canal or railroad or that may be neces-
sary for the service of the canal or railroad
within the cities of Panama and Colon or
any other places authorized by the pro-
visions of this convention.
Nor shall there be imposed contributions
or charges of personal character of what
ever species upon officers, employees. labor
ers and other individuals in the service of
the canal and its dependencies.
Use Of Telegraph and Telephone.
Article XII provides that all telegraph and
telephone lines when established In con-
nection with the canal may also be used for
public and private business, and that the
official dispatches of the government of the
republic of Panama shall be transmitted at
the same rate as those sent by the officials
in the service of the United States.
Free Access to Isthmus.
Article XII permits the immigration and
free access to the lands and workshops of
the canal and Its dependencies of all en-
ployes and workmen, of whatever nation
ality. under contract to work upon or seek
ing employment or in any wise connected
with the said canal and it's dependencies,
with their respective families.
Importing Tools and Supplies.
ARTICLE XIII.-The United States may
import at any time into the said canal
zone, free of customs duties, imports, taxes
or other charges and without any restric-
IiOn any anu All NeSSeIS, uFeQSeS, engines
and cars. machinery, tools, explosives, ma
terials supplies and other articles neces-
sary and convenient In the construction,
maintenance and operation of the canal
and auxiliary works, also all provisions,
medicines, clothing, supplies and other
things necessary and convenient for the
officers, employees, workmen and laborers
In the service and employ of the United
States and for their families. If any such
articles are disposed of for use without the
zone. excepting Panama and Colon, and
within that territory OF the republic of
Panama they shall be subject to the same
import or other duties as like articles I'M
der the laws or ordinances of the republic
of Panama.
Arrest of Criminals.
"Article XIV.-The two governments here
after shall make adequate provision by
like agreement for the pursuit capture
imprisonment, detention and delivery with
IN said zone of persons charged with the
commitment of crimes, felonies or misde-
meanors without said zone; and for the
pursuit, capture, Imprisonment, detention
and delivery without said zone of persons
charged with the commitment Of crimes,