PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 415-AUG. 10, 1949
Panama Railroad Company on the Isthmus of Panama, any compen-
sation which may be payable on account of his accumulated and cur-
rent accrued leave, under the conditions of employment prescribed by
authority of section 81 of this title, as amended, shall be paid, upon
the establishment of a valid claim therefor, in the following order of
precedence:
"First, to the beneficiary or beneficiaries, if any, lawfully designated
by the employee under the retirement Act applicable to his service; and
"Second, if there be no such designated beneficiary, to the estate of
such deceased employee: Provided, That any such payment shall be
subject to the deduction, as provided in section 83 of this title, of all
amounts due from the employee for supplies and services to the extent
only, however, that other compensation due to the employee is insuffi-
cient for such purpose."
SEC. 2. Title 2 of the Canal Zone Code is amended by adding in
chapter 9 thereof two new sections numbered 181 and 182, respectively,
and reading as follows:
"181. REGULATIONS RELATIVE TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. - The Presi-
dent is granted continuing authority to make regulations in respect
to the sale and manufacture of alcoholic beverages within, and the
importation thereof into and exportation thereof from, the Canal
Zone, including the authority to prescribe licenses and fees for the sale
and manufacture of such beverages.
"182. VIOLATION OF REGULATIONS; PUNISHMENT.- Any person who
shall violate any provision of such regulations shall be punishable by
a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment in jail for not more
than six months, or by both, and in addition the license of such person
may be revoked or suspended as the President may by such regulations
prescribe."
SEC. 3 . Section 303 of title 2 of the Canal Zone Code is amended
to read as follows:
"303. REVOCABLE LICENSES COVERING LANDS OUTSIDE OF TOWN
SITEs. -W henever the Governor of the Panama Canal deems such
action to be necessary to, or in the interests of, the Government of the
United States and of the efficient operation, maintenance, sanitation,
government, and protection of the Panama Canal and Canal Zone, the
Governor is authorized, either in person or through such officer as he
may designate, to issue revocable licenses covering the use of tracts of
land situated outside of town sites in the Canal Zone. The terms and
conditions of licenses issued under authority of this section shall be
as prescribed by the Governor, except that the said licenses shall be
revocable at the pleasure of the Governor and that, upon revocation
of a license hereunder, the licensee shall, immediately or upon such
reasonable notice as the Governor may prescribe, vacate the licensed
area, remove therefrom all improvements which he may have placed
upon the licensed area, and restore the licensed area to a condition
satisfactory to the Governor, and shall not be entitled to indemnifi-
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cation for the value of such improvements: Provided,however, That
licenses heretofore issued by authority of the Governor, and still in
force, covering the use of tracts of land for agricultural purposes are
ratified and confirmed in accordance with the terms and conditions
applicable to them, respectively, and that upon the revocation of any
of such licenses the terms and conditions applicable to which are such
as to provide for compensation to the licensee in the reasonable value
of the improvements made by him on said tract, to be determined in
such manner as the Governor may direct, the compensation is author-
ized so to be determined and to be paid out of any moneys hereto-
fore or hereafter appropriated for such purpose, except that no com-
pensation shall be paid in the case of any license which is revoked on
account of a material breach by the licensee of the terms and conditions
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