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 SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 370. 1922. 1005 ciary: Provided, lwwever, That there shall be no ht of a eal in P’°¤*e¤· criminal cases, exceglt in those cases wherein the dlelgandant  been iretiimml mm umsentenced to jail or as been fined in amount exceeding $25." Sec. 2. That section 8 of the Panama Canal Act is hereby amended .,dY°m7’p‘°°5’°“‘°“°' to read as follows: _ "SEc. 8. There shall be in the Canal Zone one district court with two divisions, one including Balboa and the other includin Cristobal; and one district judge of the said district, who shall hold  court in both divisions at such time as he may designate by order at least once a month in each division. The rules of practice in such district Rum °f°”°°°°°‘ court shall be prescribed, amended, or repealed by order of the · President. ·· qt) The ssa aaa-ict com Sian have jussdaeaon or- '““““°“°“· "All felony cases under the laws of the Canal Zone; "All offenses arising rmder section 10 of this Act; “All cases in egg-gy; . "All cases in a alty; ` "All cases of divorce and annulment of marriage; °"°‘°° °'“°“· "All cases at law involving princjpal sums exceeding $300; "All appeals from judgments ren ered in the m istrates’ courts; _ "All matters and proceedings not otherwise provlged for which at g§, }§',E,,"i,;'} the time this Act took eifect were within the 'uiisdiction of— the °°¤¤’*¤· Supreme Court of the Canal Zone, the Circuit Clourt of the Canal Zone, the District Court of the Canal Zone, or the judges thereof; and "In addition to the jurisdiction now specificall conferred on it by ,m°§,§“¤m$h$§g'§€ certain Acts of Congress, the said court  hall iiave jurisdiction of g§°:;1°d°Q§,f,_°¤¤dm offenses under the criminal laws of the United States when such ' offenses are committed upon the high seas beyond the territorial limits of the Canal Zone, on vessels belonging in whole or in part to the United States, or anticitizen thereof, or anfy corgoration created by or under the laws of e United States, or o any tate, Territory, or District thereof, and the offenders are found in the Canal Zone or are brought into the Canal Zone after the commission of the offense: Prom Provided, That this (provision shall not be construed to deprive district Jimsaiéumuomm courts of the Unite States of ani jruisdiction now provided by law. §'§‘§,,,,Q°li§‘°'*;§,L°° °"'"`°° The procedure and ractice in suc cases shall be the same as in other criminal cases tried) under the laws of the Canal Zone. _ "The jurisdiction in adrniralgg herein conferred upon the district d;${},§”}i'°"’ mm jgdge and the district court sh be the same as is exercised by the nited States district judges and the United States district courts and the practice and procedure shall be the same as in the United States district courts. J " (c) The judge of the district court shall provide for the selection, um"' summoning, an serving of jurors from among the citizens of the United States, subject to j1u·y duty, to serve in the division of the district in which such jurors reside; and a jury shall be had in any civil or criminal case originating in said court on the demand of either part;. The compensation of jurors shall be prescribed by order of C°°p°°°°u°°' the resident. Pa tc { " (d) The said district judge shall receive the same salary as is "° "° M"' allowed to United States district jludges, and when holding court awa from home shall be allowed the same mile?le and per iem as mm em is allhwed to United States district judges; he sh appomt the clerk ` of said court, and may appoint one assistant clerk and such other additional hel as the President may authorize; all of such officials and hel shallp receive such compensation as shall be prescribed by order of the President. _ _ _ _ _ Temporary design} " (e) During the absence of the district judge or during any period tion or acting guage, in of disability or disqualification from sickness or otherwise to discharge °“°°‘“*’°°“°°· °“°· his duties, the same shall be temporarily glerformed by a special judge, to be designated by the President, whic designation may be made