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72d CONGRESS . SESS. IL CH. 91. FEBRUARY 1, 1933 . or District thereof, and the offenders are found in the Canal Zone or are brought into the Canal Zone after the commission of the offense J Pnria aict ion or Provided, That this provision shall not be construed to deprive the u tea States district distr ict co urts o f the Unite d Stat es of any ju risdic tion now pr ovided cour ts net affec ted, by law. The procedure and practice in such cases shall be the same as in other criminal cases tried under the laws of the Canal Zone . Jurisdiction in ad ° "'The jurisdiction in admiralty herein conferred upon the dis- miraity, etc'

trict judge and the district court shall be the same as is exercised by the United States district judges and the United States district rrac tice, etc .

courts, and the practice and procedure shall be the same as in the United States district courts . Jury duty, etc°

"The judge of the district court shall provide for the selection, Vol.44,p. 924. summoning, and serving of jurors from among the citizens of the United States subject to fury duty to serve in the division of the district in which such jurors reside, and a jury shall be had in any civiiorcrim' civil or criminal case originating in the said court on the demand trial cases,

of either party, subject to such limitations as may be contained in any codes wh ich may hereaft er be enacted for the Canal Zone . mend sues require- Any citizenn of the Uited States who is employed by the Panama Canal or the Panama Railroa d Company with in the Canal Z one, and who resi des in a reside nce owned by t he Panama Cana l or Panama Railroad Company in territory contiguous to the Canal Zone shall, for the purpose of this subdivision, be deemed td reside Jurors, p ay. in the division nearest his place of residence . Jurors who are employed by the Panama Cana l or the Panam a Railroad Com pany shall receive their full pay for time attending court and shall not receive any other compensation from the court for their attendance as jurors. Anj juror who is not an employee of the Panama -Canal or the Panama Railroad Company shall be allowed a jury fee of $5 per diem during the time of his attendance . pay, etc ., of judge . "The said district judge shall receive the same salary as is allowed to United States district judges, and when holding court away from home shall be allowed the same mileage and per diem as is allowed to United States district- judges . Clerk, etc . "The district judge shall appoint the clerk of the district court and the President may authorize the appo intment of such deputy clerk or deputy clerks and clerical assistants to the judge and the clerk as he sall deem necessary ; and all of such officials and employees shall receive such compensation as the President shall prescribe . andais i~ Judge when "When no special judge has been appointed and the district zone, fudge is absent from the Canal Zone and is in the United States or any of the Territories or possessions thereof he may make in the ace where he is any order or orders whic . in his discretion may be necessary, and which could have been made in chambers on the Canal Zone,' notwithstanding the fact that such order or orders were made by him outside of the jurisdiction of said court. Any such order so made shall have the same force and effect as though made in chambers on the Canal Zone . comm unication or, "Whenever any such order is made as provided in this section to clerk . By mail.

the judge shall forward the same to the clerk of the court by mail . By radio . He shall also communicate the substance of such order to the clerk of the court by radio or other means, and upon the receipt of such message the clerk of the court shall proceed to have the same carried into effect as fully as though such procedure were had on a written order made by the judge in chambers .