In the charter granted to this company by the German Imperial Government in May 1885, it was given the power to exercise sovereign rights over the territory and other "unoccupied" lands in the name of the government, and the ability to "negotiate" directly with the native inhabitants.
1885年5月，德意志帝国政府颁布宪章中给与此公司权力，使得它在领土和未被占据的土地上以政府的名义行使主权，并能够直接与当地居民进行“协商”。