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 864 Resisting public of- ficer in discharge of duty. Assaults, etrc., by public officer. Remo~ al of property by deb tor in fraud of creditors. Punishment for. Contempt of court. Punishment for . Offenses punishable as contempt of court. Det erm ina tio n of guilt. Violation of injunc- tion. False certificates by public officer. Disclosing fact that presentment, etc ., made. 72d CONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 109. F EBRUA RY 21, 1933. "SEC. 123. Every person who willfully resists, delays, or obstructs any public officer in the discharge or attempt to discharge any duty of his office, when no other punishment is prescribed, is punishable by fine not exceeding $5,000, or imprisonment in jail not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment ." SEC. 35. That section 124 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby amended to read as follows "SEC. 124 . Every public officer who, under color of authority, without lawful necessity, assaults, wrongs, oppresses, or beats any person, is guilty of a felony." SEC. 36 . That section 127 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby amended to read as follows "SEC. 127. Every debtor who fraudulently removes his property or effects beyond the jurisdiction of the courts, or fraudulently sells, conveys, assigns, or conceals his property, with intent to defraud, hinder, or delay his creditors of their rights, claims, or demands, is punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding one year, or by a fine not exceeding $5,000, or by both ." SEC. 37. That section 131 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby amended to read as follows : "SEC. 131. A person guilty of misbehavior in the presence of or so near a court judge, or magistrate as to obstruct the administra- tion of justice, including the refusal of a person present in court to be sworn as a witness or to answer as a witness when lawfull require d, sha ll be guilty of co ntempt, which the c ourt m ay pun is summarily, by imprisonment in jail not exceeding ten days, or by fine not exceeding $100, or by both such fine and imprisonment ." SEC. 38 . That the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby amended by insert ing secti on 131a, to read a s follows "SEC. 131a . A person guilty of any of the following acts may be punished as for contempt j "1. Disobedience of or resistance to a lawful writ, process, order, udgment, or command of the district or a magistrate's court, or injunctio n granted by the d istrict c ourt or j udge ; "2 . Misbehavior of an officer of a court in the performance of his official duties, or in his official transactions ; "3. A failure to obey a subpcena duly served ; "4. The rescue, or attempted rescue, of a person or property in the custody of an officer by virtue of an order or process of a court held by him ." SEC. 39. That the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby amended by inserting section 131b, to read as follows "SEC . 131b . The court shall determine whether the accused is guilty of contempt, and, if he be adjudged guilty, he may be fined not exceeding $100, or imprisoned not more than ten days, or both . If the contempt consists in the violation of an injunction, the person guilty of such contempt may also be ordered to make complete resti- tution to the party injured by such violation ." SEC. 40. That section 132 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby amende d to r ead as follo ws "SEC . 132. Every public officer authorized by law to make or give any certificate or other writing, who makes and delivers as true any such certificate or writing containing statements which he knows to be false, is guilty of a felony ." SEC. 41. That section 133 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby amende d to r ead as follo ws "SEC. 1 3 3 . Every d istrict a ttorney, clerk, ju dge or ot her offic er, who, except by issuing or in executing a warrant ot~ arrest, willfully discloses the facts of a presentment or information having been made