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CHAP. 1482.-An Act Making appropriations for the construc- Mar. 3, 1905. tion, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers [H. R. 18809.] and harbors, and for other purposes.

[Public, No.
215.]
33 Stats. L.,

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Rivers harbors appro

Be it enacted by the Senate and IIouse of Representatives pt. 1, p. 1117. of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums of money be, and are hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not priations. otherwise appropriated, to be immediately available, and to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers, for the construction, completion, repair, and preservation of the public works hereinafter named:

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Hawaii,

Contracts.

Improving harbor at Honolulu, Hawaii: In accord-Honolulu, ance with the report and surveys made by the land department of the government of the Sandwich Islands prior to annexation and the further report of Lieutenant Slattery, two hundred thousand dollars: Provided, That Proviso. a contract or contracts may be entered into for such materials and work as may be necessary to prosecute said work, to be paid for as appropriations may from time to time be made by law, not to exceed in the aggregate two hundred thousand dollars in excess of the amount herein appropriated. The amounts herein appropriated and authorized may be expended upon sections one, two, and three, it being the intention to provide first for the completion of section one, and the Secretary of War is authorized and directed to cause a resurvey of said harbor to be made.

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Harbor at Hilo, Island of Hawaii, with a view to the construction of a breakwater along Blonde Reef to Cocoanut Island.

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CHAP. 1483.-An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil Mar. 3, 1905. expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thir- [H. R. 18969.] tieth, nineteen hundred and six, and for other purposes.

[Public, No.

216.]

(Bringing home remains of officers, soldiers, and civil-33 Stats L.,

ian employees of the Army. See p. 72.)

(Quarantine service, Hawaiian Islands; For surveys, Hawaiian Islands; Courts. See pp. 226-228.)

pt. 1, p. 1156.

Mar. 3, 1905.

CHAP. 1484.—An Act Making appropriations to supply defi[H. R. 19150.1ciencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June thir[Public, No. tieth, nineteen hundred and five, and for prior years, and for other 217.] purposes. 33 Stats. L., pt. 1, p. 1214.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise Deficiencies appropriated, to supply deficiencies in the appropriations appropriations. for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and five and for prior years, and for other objects hereinafter stated, namely:

T. Murakami.
Refund to.

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K. Odo and To refund to K. Odo and T. Murakami amounts collected from them erroneously on merchandise imported into the port of Honolulu, Hawaii, in September, nineteen hundred and two, and covered into the Treasury as a fine, which has been since remitted, five hundred and fifty-four dollars and eighty cents.

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Expenses of regulating immigration:" And provided further, That nothing contained in the sundry civil appropriation Act, approved March third, nineteen hundred and three, making appropriation for the establishHonolulu, ment of an immigration station at Honolulu, Hawaii, Quarantine shall be construed to prevent payment of the cost of the furniture and equipments required for said station from the permanent appropriation for "Expenses of regulating immigration.

Hawaii.

station.

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ISTHMIAN CANAL ZONE.

FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION.

CHAP. 1485.—An Act Making appropriation for the support of Apr. 23, 1904. the Army for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hun- [H. R. 10670.] dred and five, and for other purposes.

[Public, No. 149.]

(Retired enlisted men, allowance for service in Pana- 33 Stats. L., ma; Increased pay. See pp. 54, 55.)

pt. 1, p. 259.

CHAP. 1630.-An Act Making appropriations to supply defi- Apr. 27, 1904. ciencies in the appropriation for the fiscal year ending June thir- [H. R. 15054.] tieth, nineteen hundred and four, and for prior years, and for [Public, No. other purposes.

189.1 33 Stats. L., pt. 1, p. 394.

appropriations.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Deficiencies the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and four, and for prior years, and for other objects hereinafter stated, namely:

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To pay William B. Turner for completing the table of contents and preparing an index to the Report of the Isthmian Canal Commission and appendices thereto, three hundred dollars.

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William B.
Payment to.

Turner.

Payment to.

To pay G. C. Lodge for translating document entitled G. C. Lodge. Compagnie Nouvelle du Canal de Panama," as authorized by Senate resolution of February second, nineteen hundred and four, thirty-four dollars and fifty cents.

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CLAIMS ALLOWED BY THE AUDITOR FOR THE STATE AND
OTHER DEPARTMENTS.

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(For determining the most practicable route for canal across the Isthmus of Panama. See p. 82.)

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SEC. 5. (Chinese exclusion laws reenacted. See p. 219.)

Apr. 28, 1904.
[S. 5342.]
[Public, No.
190.]

33 Stats. L., pt. 1, p. 429.

at Panama.

of, authorized.

CHAP. 1758.—An Act To provide for the temporary government of the Canal Zone at Panama, the protection of the canal works, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives Canal Zone of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Possession the President is hereby authorized, upon the acquisiand occupancy tion of the property of the New Panama Canal Company and the payment to the Republic of Panama of the ten millions of dollars provided by article fourteen of the treaty between the United States and the Republic of Panama, the ratifications of which were exchanged on the twenty-sixth day of February, nineteen hundred and four, to be paid to the latter Government, to take possession of and occupy on behalf of the United States the zone of land and land under water of the width of ten miles, extending to the distance of five miles on each side of the center line of the route of the canal to be constructed thereon, which said zone begins in the Caribbean Sea three marine miles from mean low-water mark and extends to and across the Isthmus of Panama into the Pacific Ocean to the distance of three marine miles from mean low-water mark, and also of all islands within said zone, and in addition thereto the group of islands in the Bay of Panama named Perico, Naos, Culebra, and Flamenco, and, from time to time, of any lands and waters outside of said zone which may be necessary and convenient for the construction, maintenance, operation, sanitation, and protection of the said canal, or of any auxiliary canals or other works necessary and convenient for the construction, maintenance, operation, sanitation, and protection of said enterprise, the use, occupation, and control whereof were granted to the United States by article two of said treaty. The said zone is hereinafter referred Payment to to as "the Canal Zone." The payment of the ten millions of dollars provided by article fourteen of said treaty shall be made in lieu of the indefinite appropriation made Appropria- in the third section of the Act of June twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and two, and is hereby appropriated for said purpose.

Panama.

tion.

Powers of temporary gov

dent.

SEC. 2. That until the expiration of the Fifty-eighth ernment vested Congress, unless provision for the temporary government in the Presi- of the Canal Zone be sooner made by Congress, all the military, civil, and judicial powers as well as the power to make all rules and regulations necessary for the government of the Canal Zone and all the rights, powers, and authority granted by the terms of said treaty to the United States shall be vested in such person or persons and shall be exercised in such manner as the President shall direct for the government of said Zone and maintaining and protecting the inhabitants thereof in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property, and religion.

FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS, THIRD SESSION

CHAP. 297.—An Act Making appropriations for the legislative, Feb. 3, 1905. executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal [H. R. 15895.] year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, and for [ Public, No. other purposes.

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executive, and

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives pt. 1, p. 631. of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Legislative. the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appro-judicial expriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise priatio appropriated, in full compensation for the service of the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, for the objects hereinafter expressed, namely:

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Canal Commis

Hereafter the accounts for the Isthmian Canal Com- Isthmian mission shall be audited by the Auditor for the War sion's accounts. Department.

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CHAP. 1307.-An Act Making appropriation for the support Mar. 2, 1905. of the Army for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen [H. R. 17473.] hundred and six.

[Public, No.

127.] 33 Stat. L.,

(Additional pay for officers and enlisted men serving pt. 1, p. 827. in Panama. See p. 66.)

131.1

pt. 1, p. 843.

Articles, etc.,

CHAP. 1311.-An Act Fixing the status of merchandise coming Mar. 2, 1905. into the United States from the Canal Zone, Isthmus of Panama. [H. R. 18285.] [Public, No. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That 33 Stats, L., all laws affecting imports of articles, goods, wares, and Canal zone. merchandise and entry of persons into the United States imported from from foreign countries shall apply to articles, goods, subject to tarwares, and merchandise and persons coming from the Canal Zone, Isthmus of Panama, and seeking entry into any State or Territory of the United States or the District of Columbia.

iff laws.

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