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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS . SEss. II. CHs. 851, 852. 1930 . Punishment for pen or com miss ion ; and every person knowingly and willful ly swearing jury. or affirming falsely in any such proceedings, whether held within or outside the United States, its territories or possessions, shall be deemed guilty of perjury and shall, upon conviction, suffer the pun- ishment provided by the laws of the United States for that offense, when committed in its courts of justice . Is me require o ftbp oen nd SEC. 2. Any such international tribunal or commission shall have ance, etc .

power to require by subpoena the attendance and the testimony of witnesses and the production of documentary evidence relating to signing of .

any matter pending before it . Any member of the tribunal or com- mission may sign subpcenas . Failure, regarded as contempt. SEC. 3. Any f to attend as a witness or to testify as a witness or to produce documentary evidence in an appropriate case may be regarded as a contempt of the authority of the tribunal or com- Pn ni shmentfo . mission and shall be punishable in any court of the United States in the same manner as is provided by the laws of the United States for that offense when committed in its courts of justice . Com mis sion ers pointed by tribunal, to SEC . 4. To afford such interational tribunal or commission takeevidence, etc ., and needed facilities for the disposition of cases pending therein said report .

tribuna l or commi ssion is authorized and empow ered to a ppoint competent persons, to be named as commissioners, who shall attend the taking of or take evidence in cases that may be assigned to them severally by the tribunal or commission and make report of the etc., governing . reg ula tio ns, findings in the case to the tribunal or commission . Any such com- missioner shall proceed under such rules and regulations -.s may be promulgated by the tribunal or commission and such orders as the tribunal or commission may make in the particular case, and may have and perform the general duties that pertain to special masters Hearings, etc.

in suits in equity . He may fix the times for hearings, administer Appearance, etc., of parties, authorized . oaths, examine witnesses, and receive evidence . Either party to the proceeding before the tribunal or commission may appear before the commissioner by attorney, produce evidence, and examine witnesses . Issue and service of Sub eenas for witnesses or for the production of testimony before subpoenas .

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Y the commissioner may issue out of the tribunal or commission by the clerk thereof and shall be served by a United States marshal in Force of. any judicial district in which they are directed . Subpoenas issued by s uch t ribun al or commi ssion requi ring the at tenda nce o f witn esses in order to be examined before any person commissioned to take testi- mony therein shall have the same force as if issued from a district court and compliance therewith shall be compelled under such rules Removal of commis- and orders as the tribunal or commission shall establish . Any per- sfoner ,

son appointed as commissioner may be removed at the pleasure of the tribunal or commission by which he is appointed. Approved, July 3, 1930 . Tiny 8, 1930 .

[S .3064.1 CHAP . 852 .- An Act To make permanent the additional office of district (Public, No. 525.1 ' judge created for the eastern district of Illinois by the Act of September 14, 1922 . Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Judicia l Code United States o f Am er ica in Congress assembled, That the addi- amendments . Appointment of dis- tional office of district judge for the eastern district of Illinois, trict judg es . i

created by the Act entitled "An Act for the appointment of an addi- Va can cy m E ast ern district of Illinois may tional circuit judge for the fourth judicial circuit, for the appoint- be ol.42, p . 838. ment of additional district judges for certain districts, providing for an annual conference of certain judges, and for other purposes," approved September 14, 192 2, shall not be subject to the provisions of the third paragraph of section 1 of such Act, prohibiting the fi lling of vac ancies . Approved, July 3, 1930 .