72d CONGRESS . SESS. II. CBS. 107,109 . FEBR UARY 20, 21, 1933 .
855 [CHAPTE R 107 .] AN ACT To amend section 98 of the Judicial Code, as amended . Be i t enacte d by the Senate and Hous e of Repr esentati ves of t he United States of America in Congress assembled, That the proviso in the fifth paragr aph of section 9 8 of the Judicia l Code, as amend ed (U. S . C ., title 28, sec . 179), is hereby amended to read as follows : "P ro vi de d, That t he citie s of Win ston-Sal em and R ockingha in shall eac h provide and fu rnish at its own expense a suita ble and convenie nt place fo r holdin g the di strict c ourt unt il Federa l buildi ngs con- taining quarters for the court are erected at such places ." Approved, February 20, 1933 . February 20, 1933 . [H.R.6456.] [Public, No . 364.] North Carolina mid . dlejudicial district . Vol .44,p . 1340; U. S. C., Supp. VI, p.608, amended . Proviso. Quarters for district co urt at Win ston- S alem and Rock ing- ham. [CHAPTER 109 .] AN ACT February 21, 1933. To amend the Penal Cod e of the C anal Zone .
[11. R.7519.] [Public, No. 365 .1 Be i t enacte d by the Senate and Hous e of Repr esentati ves of t he United States o f America in Congress assembled, That section 1 of Criminal Code of the the Penal Code of the Canal Zon e is hereby ame nd ed to re ad as canal zon e . follows : "SECTION 1. That this Act shall hereafter be known as the 'Criminal Code of the Canal Zone.'" SEC . 2. That section 4 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby r epealed . SEC . 3. That section 6 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby r epealed . SEC. 4. That section 14 of the Penal Code is hereby amended to read as fol low s "SEC. 14. As to all offenses included in this code, a felon is a de "Felony" d d 'mis- crime whic h is p unish able with d eath or by impri sonme nt in the penitentiary . Every other crime isa misdemeanor . When a crime punishableby imprisonment in the penitentiary is also punishable by fine or imprisonment in jail, in the discretion of the court, it shall be deemed a misdemeanor for all purposes after a judgment imposin g a puni shment o ther tha n impris onment i n the pe nitentia ry . "As to all offenses against the general laws of the United States applicable to the Canal Zone, a felony is a crime which may be punished by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, and all other such offenses shall be deemed misdemeanors ." SEC . 5 . That section 15 of the Penal Code is hereby amended to read as fol low s "SEC. 15 . E xcept in cases w here a d ifferent punishm ent is p re- Punishment fo r . scribed by law, every offense declared to be a felony is punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding five years or by a fine not exceeding $5,000 or by both such fine and imprisonment ." SEC . 6 . That section 16 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby amended to read as follo ws "SEC. 16 . E xcept in cases w here a d ifferent punishm ent is p re- scribed by law , every offense declared to be a misdemeanor is punish- able by imprisonment in jail not exceeding thirty days or by a fine not exceeding $100, or by both ." SEC. 7. That section 20 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby repealed . SEC . 8. That Title II of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby amended by inserting therein after section 23 a new section numbered 23a to read as follows : Sections repealed .
