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72d C ONGRESS . SESS. II. CH.91. FEBRUARY 16, 1933 .

817 "The judge shall make such rules respecting such radio procedure, d ul'. of radio proce- including the fixing and the payment of the cost thereof, as may, in his discretion, be necessary . "There shall be a district attorney for the Canal Zone, whose compensation shall be fixed by the President . "It shall be the duty of the district attorney to conduct . all legal proceedings, civil and criminal, for the Government of the United Mates and for the government of the Canal Zone, and it shall also be his d uty to advise the Governor of the Panama Canal, up on request of the latter, on matters pertaining to the office of the governor . "The district attorney shall be allowed such assistant district attorneys, clerks, and other employees as the President may authorize, and all of such officials and employees shall receive such compensa- tion as the President shall prescribe . "There shal l be a marshal o f the said distr ict whose compen sation shall be fixed by the President . The said marshal shall be allowed such deputy marshals as the President may authorize, and such deputies shall receive such compensation as the President shall prescribe . "It shall be the duty of said marshal to attend the district court when sitting and to execute throughout the district all lawful pre- cepts directed to him and issued under the authority of the United States or of the government of the Canal Zone, except process re- turnable to the magistrates courts ; and he shall have powe r to command all necessary assistance in the execution of his duty . He shall perform such other duties, not inconsistent with law, as may be pre scribed from tim e to time by the President . "The district judge, the distr ict attorney, an d the marshal sh all be app ointed by the Pr esident, as here tofore, by and w ith the advice and consent of the Senate, for terms of four years each . They shal l continue to discharge the duties of their respective offices, unless soon er remov ed by th e Presid ent, unt il their successo rs shall be appointed and qualify in their stead . During their term of office they shall reside within the Canal Zone, and shall be allowed sixty days' leave of absence each year, with pay, under such regulations as the President may from time to time prescribe ." SEC . 3 . That section 9 of the Panama Canal Act, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows "SEC . 9 . The Circuit Court of Appeals of the Fifth Circuit of the Unite d States shall h ave jurisdictio n to review, revi se, modify, reverse, or affirm the final judgments and decrees of the said district court, and to render such judgments as in the opinion of the said appellate court should have been rendered by the trial court in all cases whereof original trial jurisdiction is in the district court. And such appe llate jurisdicti on, sub j ect to the rig ht of re view by the Supreme Court of the United States as in other cases authorized by l aw, may be exerc ised by said Cir cuit Cou rt of App eals in the same manner, under the same regulations, and by the same procedure as nearly as practicable as is done in r eviewing the fina l judgments and decrees of the district courts of the United States . "Cases pending in the said Circuit Court of Appeals at the time of the passage of this Act shall not be affected hereby, but the same shall be disposed of as though this Act had not been enacted . "That it shall not be necessar in the district court to exercise Equftyandlawjurls- separately the law and equity jurisdiction vested in said court."

diction. Approved , Februa ry 16, 1 933 . 3051 •-33-52 District attorney . Pay, duties, etc . Assis tants, etc . Marshal , etc . Pa y. Duties . Distric t judge, dis- trict attorney and mar shal . Appointment, ten-' ure, etc. Vol . 44, p. 924. Circ uit Court of Ap- peals of Fifth Circuit. Right of review, etc . Appellate jurisdic- tion. Procedure . Pending cases not affected .