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 72d CONGRESS. SESS. I. CES. 422-424 . JULY 5, 1932 . SEC. 2. That members of the board of local inspectors, customs officers, quarantine officers, and admeasurers are hereby authorized to summon witnesses to testify in matters within the jurisdiction of sa id offic ials, an d to req uire the product ion of b ooks and papers necessary thereto. The district court of the Canal Zone is hereby authorized to is sue processes, a t the request of the designated c anal officials, to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of boo ks and pap ers , and to punish for contempt of cou rt any who refuse to obey s uch processes, o r who refuse to be sworn or to an swer any material or property 1 question after being duly sworn. Approved, July 5, 1932. [CHAPTER 423 .] AN ACT To punish persons deported from the Canal Zone who return thereto. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States o f Ameri ca in Co ngress a ssembled , Tha t any person who, after having served a sentence of imprisonment in the Canal Zone and after being deported therefrom, voluntarily returns to the Canal Zone shall be deemed guilty of a felony and punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of not more than two years, and upon the completion of his sentence he shall be removed from the Canal Zone in accordance with the laws and orders relat- ing to deportation. A voluntary entry into the Canal Zone, for any purpose, shall be sufficient to constitute a return to the Zone within the meaning of this Act : Provided, however, That in a case of necessity the Governor of the Panama Canal, in his discretion, may grant a permit to any such person to return to the Canal Zone temporarily, but should he remain in the Canal Zone after the time specified in the permit he shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this Act and punished as herein provided. Approved, July 5, 1932. [CHAPTER 424 .] AN ACT To regulate the operation of street-railway cars at crossings in the Canal Zone. Be it enact ed by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f Amer cia 1 in Congr ess assem bled, Tha t it shall be unlawful for a motorman or any other person in control of a street- railway car to run same over or upon any s treet cross ing, road crossing, or s treet-railway cr ossing in the Ca nal Zone, at a s peed of more than twelve miles per hour, and without commencing to sound gong, horn, or whistle when at least one hundred feet from said crossing, and continuing to sound same until the crossing has been passed. SEC. 2. That it shall be unlawful for a motorman or any person in control of a street-railway car to run same over or upon any railroad crossing in the Canal Zone, without bringing the car to a full stop at least ten feet from nearest rail, and without ascertaining from a view of the railroad track made either by himself or by the conductor that the crossing may be safely passed. SEC. 3. That a violation of any of the provisions of this Act shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100, or imprisonment in jail for not more than thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. Ap proved, July 5, 1932. 2 So in original. 3051 ° -33-37 577 Summon witnesses. Iss ue of proces s to compel attendance . July 5, 1932. [H. R. 7510.] [Public, No. 256.1 Canal Zon e. Punishment for re- entry of deported per- sons. Pror iio. Permits to return . July 5, 1932. [H. R.7511.] [Public, No. 257.1 Canal Zone. Operation of street- railway cars at cross . inns. Speed limit. Full stop required. Punishment .