The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-24

exjSency may call on any land or naval
forces Of the United States within the
territory TO render assistance. which
shall be rendered under such rules and
orders as the president may make K
shall enact laws and make regulations
FOR the purposes aforesaid in respect
OF the canal territory, and Of the cities
OF Panama and Colon and the supplying
Of water to said cities
Section 6 gives the board power. by
judicial proceedings and upon payment
of due compensation. TO acquire pri-
vate lands and buildings by condem-
nation. such property to be the prop
erty Of the United States
Forbidden to Borrow Money.
Section : fofbids the board to Dor
row money or to issue bonds without
the express authority of congress, or
to impose or collect any tax. duty or
charge Of any kind upon property be-
longing 70 the government of the Unit
ed States or upon vessels entering up
on OF using the canal or upon their
cargOes or passengers.
Section S vests local authority in the
board of governors, giving it power to
grant pardODs or repTieves for acts
against the laws of the board and
against the laws Of the United States
under the direction Of the president.
Section authorizes the board to
appoint a chief of police and defines
his duties. and provides that during
the absence or disability Of all MEM
bers of the board he shall act as execu-
tive
Under section 10 the board is au-
thorized to make laws and regulations
for the administration of Justice
Section II authorizes the president
10 appoint three judges. TO constitute
the United States court of Panama,
and defines its duties.
Section y gives the circuit court Of
appeals for the Second district juris-
dictiOn fG- appeal and review of acts
of the Panama court in all cases where
an amount exceeding s.. 900 Is involved.
i'm criminal cases resulting i'm death
sentence or Imprisonment for more
than three years. or where the author
ity of the United States or the validity
of a treaty or law Of the United states
is in question.
Territory of United States.
Section IS authorizes the board to
provide for extradition from the ter
rit0ry under its control in conformity
with the extraditiOn treaties of the
United States Fer the purposes of
ttAF --NAittt A-ts- ttA lAAoiG VI Alte tdiidl
zone is deemed q territory Of the Unit
ed States and the republic of Panama
a foreign country.
Section Il requires all the officers
under the government Of the territory
10 take the oath Of allegiance to the
United States and renounce all foreign
allegiance.
Section Is provides that the terms
territory canal territory" or the
like. which are. employed in the BILL
shall comprehend and relate 10 all
lands. waters, harbors. ports, islands
the cities of Panama and Colon. and
all the places and property. in respect
TO which the United States is now. or
hereafter may be, empowered under
said treaty thereof or supplement
thereto, to possess and exercise au-
thOrity.
Annual Reports.
Other sections provide for annual re-
ports to congress and for the payment
of all expenses of the government, so
far as sufficient, and the remainder out
of the treasury Of the United States.
The bill was referred to the commit
tee on interoceanic canals, of which
the late Senator Hanna was chairman.
The filing of the vacancy has caused
much discussion, and it virtually has
been decided to leave it untitled for the
present
Senator Plat OF New York win be
The acting chairman.