Show r M C l Tf TERRITORY ITO l Dill to Provide a n Temporary Gov Government Go oy for It Introduced In the Senate FOR A BOARD OF GOVERNORS Until Otherwise Provided Legislative Executive and Administrative Vow Pow Powers lOWers ers Arc Me Vested ested lit III It Washington Feb Kit of South Dakota a member of ot the canal committee after afler At the ratification of f the canal treaty to today today today day introduced o n bill 1111 to provide for tor temporary government of at the tho Panama territory and the tho protection of at atthe o othe tanal ranal cana the Uw canal works and nI for other pur pure connected with the construction roses f of ot the canal The nr fiut t section creates er ates the Panama board hoard of oC governor consisting of ot three citizens of ot the tilO United State ates not all of ot whelm be ho ot of the tho Political h h b I e by the president J nd J l by the senate shall otherwise other wi so pro idI ile according to W the second section he executive and the powers by Congress ind aud nd the Iho privileges c of the tho United lats 1 on the isthmus of ot Panama shall Busied be In m the hoard board of ot governors The lowers loners so o vested shall Include the ther Ier er to raise r senator says sas some sonic modification cation callon of oC the provision for or the board of ot courtiers may ma bo be necessary when the tho duties dull 8 of oC the tile Isthmian canal cOMI son lion ion have ha vo been determined If It the tho commission Is la to have hove charge chargo of tho the work nark of oC construction and apI Is to be lie some same sometimes sometimes times on tho Isthmus and sometimes In Inthe inthe the States Slates the hoard Board will be lie necessary but In caso case It shall be bo deter doter determined determIned mined that a II number of com corn shall be residents of the tho canal strip to constitute a u government the board of oC governors may bo he die dla I ned with the duties of oC tho the board devolved upon the commission Se 3 contains the bill of oC rights of at the I United States Constitution with some lome additional restrictions which pro ude that all moneys K for tor a 0 ape ml elal purpose shall bo be treated as a 0 so sIlO social cial elal fund and ond paid out only for tor such s 5 that the tho laws of ut t o United State Stales tats except such as liS are expressly mad mn applicable to the territory shut shall not extend to the tho territory that goods not the product or manufacture of or the coming coining to the United States shall hall pay the sums slime duties as a goods troUt troll foreign ports that the tho laws In force torce In Inthe Inthe the public r of ot Panama on the tho date of ot exchange of ot ratifications for tor tho the treaty treat on 00 Nov Nay 0 18 1903 and which are locally applicable In lU said territory not In Inconsistent InconsiStent consistent nt with the provisions of ot this act set shall continue continuo In force o i said ter until altered or annulled on by hy the board of oC governors or ur by Congress or by the th president under the ther towers rowers r er conferred on him by tho the bill Section 4 declares that nil all law passed IlaR eel by b the board shall be bo reported to Con grew greit gr which reserves the power to niter alter or annul the same Rame Until expressly con confirmed confirmed firmed by president is given gl glen en power to suspend by proclamation In n whole or win orn In part tho operation of any Jaw IS passed by he tho board which ho he find to interfere with the performance l of oC powers or 01 duties of ot tho the president or orthe orthe the Isthmian canal commission under the act or Dr the Kittridge 1 bill Section 5 6 says Bays the tho board of ot governors shall hall be he charged with the tho duty of at main taming order protecting tho the canal railroad and other property proper of ot the tho Unit d States preserving health and morals and education In the tho canal territory It shall maintain nn an adequate ad police force farce anti In case ense of ot exigency ul ene may mil call all on any 1111 land or naval tor Cores ft of the States within tho the t ory to render assistance n which shall ahall nal b rendered under such Ruch rules rull and orders as aN th tho tha president may moy make It wall ahal enact laws and mako regulations for tor tho n purposes purposed aforesaid In respect of the ih canal ranat territory and auth of ot tho the cities of f Panama COIl and Colon rolon and the supply lag nf ot wad r to sold said cities t 6 gives the board power by judicial proceeding and upon payment cf or In to acquire I Sate Vate laud lands buildings by nation such property to be bo tho thu prop I my ty of oC the nIt Slates region lI tIon 7 forbids the board to bor hor row money my mont or to Issue bonds without the he express R authority of ot Congress or to tn Impose Impo or collect any nn tax duty or rh of nt any nn kind upon property pro port be bo l to 10 the th government of ot f the th United States elates cr r upon vessels entering upon or mine the canal or upon their car K gors S or He Be Uon s II vests local authority In tho ward hoard of ot giving It power to or reprieves for tor nets acts t tho laws of or tho thin board and r i tim las of at the tho 10 United States Ut the direction of ot the president hc lion 9 authorizes the board boord to appoint a II chief of ot police and defines 9 ll hs hla duties dulle and provides provided ell that during tho the abse or disability of ot nil all members I of oC tho th board honi ho shall act oct na ilK executive nation 10 the tho board Is III au to make laws and regulations for the administration of at justice Section 11 authorizes the tho president to appoint three thrle judges Ies to constitute the United States court of or und and defines dl Its It I duties Section 12 gives the circuit court r e appeals for Cor the tho Second district juris June jurisdiction diction dicton for tor appeal and review of acts act of the Panama court In nil 1111 casts cases where an amount exceeding Is Involved In criminal cases resulting In death deal sentence or Imprisonment for tor more than three years or where the tho author authorIty Ity It of It thu the United States or the validity of at a 0 treaty treat or law ot of the United States Is In question Section 13 authorizes the tho board to provide proville for tor extradition from tram the ter under Its It control In conformity with the tho treaties of or tho tto tI o United States State For the this purposes o othis of this section tho the territory of the cana canal zone Is III deemed a 0 territory of at the tho Unite and thu the republic of ot Panama a 1 foreign country Section H 14 requires all the officers under the government of the territory to take the tim oath of ot allegiance to the tho United States and renounce all foreign n allegiance Section 15 provides that the terms territory canal territory or 0 tho the like which are aro employed In III the bill shall comprehend and relate to nl nil lands Innas waters harbors ports Islands l the clUe cIties of ot Panama nail Colon and andall all nil the places and property In respect to which the tho United States Is now no 1 or hereafter may ma be hI empowered under said mid treaty trent thereof or supplement thereto to possess and exercise nu Other sections provide for tal annual re report reo port parts to Congress and for the payment of at nil nit expenses es of the Ihl thi government so far as liB find and the tho remainder out of at tho the treasury of the tho United States The bill hili was referred referrer to tho the commit committee t tee M o on canals of oC which the tho th late Int Senator Henna Hanna was chairman The fluting of oC tho the vacancy has caused much mleh discussion and It virtually has hall been decided to leavo In is unfilled for Cor the Senator PIaU of ot New York will bo be bothe beth the th acting chairman |