72d C ONGRESS . SESS. II . CH . 109. FE BRUA RY 21, 1933 .
$67 "SEC . 167. Every physician who, in a state of intoxication, does iihabiacyns when is any act as such physician to another person by which the life of such tozicatedY other person is endangered, is "guilty of a felony ." S EC. 51a . That section 168 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby amended to read as follows "SEC . 168. Every person who willfully mingles any poison with m
egc or rood, any food, drink, or medicine, with intent that the same shall be taken by any human being, to his injury, and every person who will- fully poisons any spring, well, or reservoir of water, is punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term not more than twenty years ." S EC. 51b . That section 169 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby amended to read as follows " Sw. 169. Every Person who assaults another with intent to corn- nssaulc with i nters to commit rape, etc . mit rape, the infamous crime against nature, mayhem , robbery or grand larceny, is punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary not more than fou rteen yea rs . " Sw . 51c . That section 182 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby amended to read as follows "SEC. 182. Every person who willfully and maliciously places or Assault with disfig- uring adds, chemicals, throws, or causes to be placed or thrown, upon the person of another etc. any vitriol, corrosive acid, or caustic chemical of any nature with the intent to injure the flesh or disfigure the body of such person is pun- ishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary not more than fourteen year s." SEC. 52. That section 188 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby amended to read as follows "SEC. 188. False imprisonment is punishable by fine not exceeding False impr ison ment . $5,000, or by imprisonment in the penitentiary not more than one year, or both ." SEC. 53. That section 190 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby amended to read as follows "SEC. 190 . Every person who willfully and with a malicious intent LibelL to injure another publishes or procures to be published any libel is punishable by a fine not exceeding $5,000, or imprisonment in the peni tenti ary not excee ding one year ." SEC. 54. That section 192 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby amended to read as follows "SEC . 192 . In all criminal prosecutions for libel the truth may be evidence . rTruth as defense m given in evidence to the jury 2 and if it appears to the jury that the matter charged as libelous is true and was published with good motives and for justifiable ends the party shall be acquitted ." SEC. 55. That section 198 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is here by am ende d to read as follo ws "SEC . 198. Every person who threatens another to publish a libel Threatening to pub . conc erning him, or any pare nt, hu sband, wife, or ch ild o f such perso n lisb libel. or member of his family, and every person who offers to prevent the Offering to prevent publication of any libel upon another person, with intent to extort i nil ioeu•t-t motey~ n- any money or other valuable consideration from any person, is guilty of a felony ." SEC. 56. That section 204 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby amended to read as follows "SEC. 204 . Rae is punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary Paaj e. meat for. not more than fift y years, except where the offense is under sub- division one of section 201 of the Penal Code, in which case the punishment shall be either by imprisonment in jail for not more than one year or in the penitentiary for not more than fifty years, and in such case the jury shall recommend by their verdict whether the I
