SEC. 8. It is hereby made the duty of the authorities of the Canal Zone on the line of transit to provide the person or persons charged with the conveyance of such fugitives so delivered, with all the means necessary to prevent escape, and to remove all unlawful obstacles that may hinder or delay the return of such fugitives to the territory of the Republic of Panama. SEC. 9. All papers and other objects found in the possession of the fugitive at the time of his detention that refer to the crime, transgression, or offense of which the fugitive is accused or convicted, shall be delivered to the Government of the Republic of Panama. These papers and objects must be restored after the conclusion of the case if there are third parties who assert a right to or over them. The authorities of the government of the Canal Zone may provisionally retain said objects and papers so long as they are required for use as evidence in some other case pending or contemplated in the courts of the Canal Zone, whether such case be related or not to the case wherein the demand for the apprehension and return of the fugitive originated. SEC. 10. The expense of capture, detention, and transportation of a fugitive from the justice of the Republic of Panama, shall be paid by that Republic; but such expenses shall not include compensation for the services of the judiciary, military, or police authorities of the government of the Canal Zone, excepting the services of judicial or other officers of the government of the Canal Zone whose compensation consists of fees; such officers shall be entitled to receive the amount prescribed by the laws of the Canal Zone as fees for their services in similar cases under said laws]. 1st Session No. 517 TO PROVIDE FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS AND THEIR NESTS IN THE CANAL ZONE FEBRUARY 17, 1932.-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed Mr. LEA, from the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H. R. 7505] The Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 7505) to provide for the protection of birds and their nests in the Canal Zone, having considered the same, report thereon with a recommendation that it pass. The bill has the approval of the President and the Secretary of War, as will appear by the letter attached. Hon. SAM RAYBURN, WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, January 28, 1932. Chairman Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, DEAR MR. RAYBURN: The receipt is acknowledged of a letter from the Hon. Clarence F. Lea, dated January 15, 1932, inclosing, and requesting on behalf of your committee a report upon certain bills for the revision of the laws of the Canal Zone introduced by him, including bill H. R. 7505, entitled "A bill to provide for the protection of birds and their nests in the Canal Zone." This is one of the proposals made for the revision of the laws of the Canal Zone recommended by me in letter to the President dated June 5, 1930, and in conformity with the provisions of the act of May 17, 1928 (45 Stat. 596), entitled "An act to revise and codify the laws of the Canal Zone," forwarded by him to the Congress with his message of June 9, 1930. The message and report submitted therewith were printed as House Document No. 460, Seventy-first Congress, second session. Reference to this proposal is made on page 308 of that document. The purpose of this bill is to supplant an Executive order of March 19, 1913, and an ordinance of the Isthmian Canal Commission of August 22, 1913, providing for the protection of birds and their nests, which are of doubtful validity. The changes from the existing order made for the purpose of perfecting and clarifying the law are indicated in House Report No. 2817, Seventy-first Congress, third session, to accompany H. R. 14072. It is suggested that, in the interest of clarity and to conform to the draft of the bill as originally submitted, there be inserted on page 1, line 8, the word "those" between the words "and" and "that," so that the last clause will read "and the kinds of birds that may be hunted and those that shall not be molested." The early consideration and passage of the legislation proposed for the Canal Zone are recommended. Sincerely yours, PATRICK J. HURLEY, A general statement relating to the revision and codification of the laws of the Canal Zone is made in the report on H. R. 7519, where the text of the law authorizing such work is quoted. This bill (H. R. 7505) is designed to supplant the Executive order of the President of March 19, 1913, and the ordinance of the Isthmian Canal Commission of August 22, 1913, both of which are deemed to have been promulgated without authority of law and for that reason to be invalid. Accordingly this bill seeks to validate the Executive order of March 19, 1930, and the earlier ordinance of the Isthmian Canal Commission. The changes that are made in the existing Executive order are proposed merely for the purpose of perfecting and clarifying the law. The sections of the existing law that are amended and reenacted are as follows, with the omissions and the additions thereto indicated: [Matter stricken out inclosed in black brackets and new matter in italic] [SEC. 2.] That [the Isthmian Canal Commission, or the Governor of the Panama Canal [after the reorganization is established,] is hereby empowered and directed to [enact] make suitable regulations, from time to time, for the protection of birds and their nests within the Canal Zone, and [prescribing] to prescribe the form and manner in which birds may be [hunted,] hunted therein and the kinds of birds that may be [hunted,] hunted and those that shall not be molested. SEC. [1.] 2. That it shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, trap, capture, willfully disturb, or kill any bird of any kind whatever, or to take the eggs of any bird, within the Canal Zone, except in the form and manner permitted by the regulations provided for by this [Order] Act. SEC. 3. That a violation of any of the regulations established under this [Order] Act shall be punished by a fine of not more than [one hundred (】 $100 [00) dollars] or by imprisonment in jail for not more than thirty days for each offense. О REPEAL ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING MARKET REGULATIONS FOR CANAL ZONE FEBRUARY 17, 1932.-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed Mr. LEA, from the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H. R. 7506] The Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 7506) to repeal an ordinance enacted by the Isthmian Canal Commission August 5, 1911, and approved by the Secretary of War August 22, 1911, establishing market regulations. for the Čanal Zone, having considered the same, report thereon with. a recommendation that it pass. The bill has the approval of the President and the Secretary of War, as shown by the following letter: Hon. SAM RAYBURN, WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, January 28, 1932. Chairman Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C. DEAR MR. RAYBURN: The receipt is acknowledged of a letter from the Hon. Clarence F. Lea, dated January 15, 1932, inclosing, and requesting on behalf of your committee, a report upon certain bills for the revision of the laws of the Canal Zone introduced by him, including bill H. R. 7506, entitled "A bill to repeal an ordinance enacted by the Isthmian Canal Commission August 5, 1911, and approved by the Secretary of War August 22, 1911, establishing market regulations for the Canal Zone." This is one of the proposals made for the revision of the laws of the Canal Zone recommended by me in letter to the President dated June 5, 1930, and in conformity with the provisions of the act of May 17, 1928 (45 Stat. 596), entitled "An act to revise and codify the laws of the Canal Zone" forwarded by him to the Congress with his message of June 9, 1930. The message and report submitted therewith were printed as House Document No. 460, Seventy-first Congress, second session. Reference to this proposal is made on page 309 of that document. This bill proposes to repeal an ordinance that is obsolete for all practical purposes. During the period of construction there were numerous towns along the Canal and local markets had to be provided for and supervised. With the removal of the native population, the reduction in number of employees, and the establishment of permanent commissaries, the old open markets have been dis continued. The ordinance repealed will be found in House Report No. 2818, Seventy-first Congress, third session, to accompany H. R. 14073. The early consideration and passage of the legislation proposed for the Canal Zone are recommended. Sincerely yours, PATRICK J. HURLEY, Secretary of War. A general statement relating to the revision and codification of the laws of the Canal Zone is made in the report on H. R. 7519, where the text of the law authorizing such work is quoted. This bill H. R. 7506 repeals the ordinance of the Isthmian Canal Commission of August 5, 1911, as being obsolete for all practical purposes. During the construction of the canal, there were numerous towns along the canal where the thousands of laborers lived and it was neces sary to have local markets to accommodate the employees and their families. After the completion of the canal and the reduction of the number of employees to those required for the permanent operation of the canal, permanent commissaries have been established and the old open markets have been discontinued. For obvious reasons, therefore, the regulatory law enacted by the Isthmian Canal Commission in earlier years is now obsolete and is no longer desirable, and this bill repeals it. The ordinance of August 5, 1911, that is repealed is as follows: [Ordinance repealed shown in brackets] [Establishing Market Regulations for the Canal Zone] [Be it enacted, by the Isthmian Canal Commission, that the following regulations for the conduct of public markets and the leasing of space therein shall be in force on and after their approval by the Secretary of War: [1. The markets are provided as places for the sale to residents of the Canal Zone of meat, fish, vegetables, fruits, and other articles of food, and the space in them will not be leased for any other purpose: Provided, That, in the discretion of the superintendent of public works, not more than one-half of the space available in a public market may be leased for the sale of dry goods, groceries, notions, cigars, tobacco, soda water and other soft drinks, and for use as lunch counters and news stands where no application has been received for the leasing of the space for the sale of food products, but the superintendent of public works shall have authority to cancel the assignment of space leased for the purposes enumerated in this proviso, should application be made for such space for use for the sale of food products: Provided, further, That when space is leased for the sale of dry goods, groceries, notions, cigars, tobacco, soda water, and other soft drinks, and for use as lunch counters and news stands, the rate of rental shall be 20 per cent, in advance, over that charged when used for the sale of food products.] [2. All assignments of space shall be for the period of one month, beginning on the 16th day thereof and ending on the 15th day of the succeeding month; except that assignments made after the first of any month shall be for a half month, counting from the first of the month, and shall be paid for at one-half the monthly rate, and except also that this shall not apply to tables and other similar space rented by the day and so indicated on the posted plat.] [3. There shall be posted in a conspicuous place in each market a plat signed by the superintendent of public works and collector of revenues, showing the sizes and rates of rental of the various stalls and other divisions of space.] [4. Application for assignment of space shall be made to the market inspector. If approved, the inspector will issue an assignment, indicating the space assigned, the period of assignment, the purpose for which it is to be used, and the amount of rental to be paid to the deputy collector of revenues. Upon return of the assignment, with the exhibition of the deputy collector's receipt, possession of the space will be given.] |