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 SEVENTY-FIRST C ONGRESS. SEss. II. CH. 406. 1930 . 503 CHAP. 406 .-An Act To amend the Act of March 4, 1925, Chap. 521, and June 6,1930. for other purposes. [H. R.3975.] [Public, No. 310 .] Be it ena cted by th e Senate a nd House o f Represe ntatives o f the United States of America in Congress assembled, That sections 3 and cois ted S tates 4 of the Act of March 4, 1925, Chap. 521, 43 Statutes at Large 1260, Probation system in. 1261 (Sets . 726 and 727, title 18, U . S . C .), entitled "An Act to pro- am 101 .13, 3, p. 1260, vide for the establishment of a probation system in the United States .u- Iv, p . ,1 93 IV 516 ; Courts, except in the District of Columbia," be, and the same are hereby, amended to read as follows cc SEC. 3 . The judge or judges of any United States court or courts Pro bat ion may be officers having original jurisdiction of criminal actions, except in the Dis- tr ict of Col umbia, may appoint on e or more suitable p ersons to serve as probation officers within the jurisdiction and under the direction of the ju dge or judges making such a ppointm ents or of the ir suc- No compensation , cessors. All such probation officers shall serve without compensation unle ss se rvice requir es exce pt that in case it s hall appea r to any s uch judge or judges t hat salaried officer. the needs of the service require that there should be salaried proba- ti on officer s, such ju dge or judg es may app oint such officers. The b9 a ar i nee Genesled Attorney General shall fix the salaries to be paid probation officers and shall provide for the necessary expenses of probation officers, in cluding cl erical ser vice, and e xpenses fo r travelin g when app roved by the court. Such judge or judges may in their discretion remove probation officer serving in their respective courts. The m nt °rand of copy appointment of a probation officer shall be in writing and shall be Attorney General. en tered on t he records of the cou rt or cour ts of the judge or j udges making such appointment, and a copy of the order of appointment shall be delivered to the officer so appointed and a copy sent to the Attorney General. Whenever such judge or judges shall have tie Designai o and td - appointed more than one probation officer he or they may designate officer. one of such officers chief probation officer. Such chief probation officer shall direct the work of all probation officers serving in the court or courts of such judge or judges. SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of a probation officer to investigate any investigation of cases. case referred to him for investigation by the court in which he is serving and to report thereon to the court. The probation officer shall ti IIetr ies as to proba- furnis to each person released on probation under his supervision a written statement of the conditions of probation and shall instruct him regarding the same. Such officer shall keep informed concern- ing the conduct and condition of each person on probation under his supervision and shall report thereon to the court placing such person on probation. Such officer shall use all suitable methods, not inconsistent with the conditions imposed by the court, to aid per- sons on probation and to bring about improvements in their conduct and condition. Each officer shall keep records of his work ; shall et Records, accounts, ke ep accu rate a nd comp lete ac counts of all moneys collect ed from persons under his supervision ; shall give receipts therefor, and shall make at least monthly returns thereof ; shall make such reports to the Attorney General as he may at any time require ; and shall per- form such other duties as the court may direct. Such officer shall Additional duties. perform such duties with respect to persons on parole as the Attorney pow er of arrest. General shall request. A probation officer shall have the power of arrest that is now exercised by a deputy marshal ." SEC. 2. That a new section be, and is hereby, enacted to follow Probation officers . y~ Additional section . section 4 of the Act of March 4, 1925, Chap . 521 43 Statutes at Large vol . 43, p. 1261, 1261 (Sec . 727, title 18, U . S . C .), entitled "An 1~et to provide for the amended. S. C.,p 516 ; es tablish ment o f a pro bation system in the United States Courts, su pp . IV, p.193. except in the District of Columbia," as follows : "SEC. 4 ( a ). Th e Attorney General, or his auth orized age nt, shall wo rk estigation,etc .,of investigate the work of the probation officers and make recommenda-

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