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 72d C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CII. 109 . FEBRUARY 21, 1933 . 869 "SEC . 227. Every person who shall bury or inter, or cause to be t> aII`sec ~t ce m~ buried or interred, the dead body of any human being, or any human tery . remains in any place other than in a cemetery or place of burial now existing under the laws of the Canal Zone, and in which inter- ments have been made or that is now or may hereafter be established or organized, except with the permission of the Governor of the Panama Canal, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor ." SEC. 61. That section 229 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby amended to read as follows : "SEC . 229. Every person who i s auth orized or en joined to arr est ~• b se en e books, writ- any person for a violation of subdivision 3 of the preceding section seizure olL is equally authorized and enjoined to seize any obscene or indecent writing paper, book, picture, print, or figure fund in possession or under tke control of the person so arrested, and to deliver the same to the magistrate before whom the person so arrested is required to be taken" SEC. 62. That section 230 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby amended to read as follows " Sxo. 2 30. The magistrate to whom any obscene or indecent atDrn•y to district writing, paper, book, picture, print, or figure is delivered, pursuant to the foregoing section, must, upon the examination of the accused, or if the examination is delayed or prevented, without awaiting such examination, determine the character of such writing, paper, book, picture, print, or figure, and if he finds it to be obscene or indecent, he must deliver one copy to the district attorney" SE C. 63. That section 235 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby amended to read as follows "SEC. 235 . Whoever, through invitation or device, prevails upon son evesng u k ept any person to visit any room, building, or other places kept for the for proscitutton . purposes of prostitution, is guilty of a misdemeanor ; and upon con- viction t hereof sh all be im prisoned in jail n ot exceed ing six m onths, or fined not exceeding $500, or be punished by both such fine and imprisonment ." SEC. 64. That sections 236 to 241, inclusive, of the Penal Code Section repealed. of the Canal Zone, erg hereby repealed. pawnbrokers SEC. 65. That section 243 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby amended to read as follows "SEC . 243. Every member of a partnership who commits any p~aud sn lp on oth er fraud upon the other members in the affairs of the partnership is punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not more than one year." SEC. 66. That section 244 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby amend ed to read a s foll ows "SEC. 244. Every person guilty of any harsh, cruel, or unkind Cruel treatment of treatment of, or any neglect of duty toward any idiot, lunatic, or lunettes, etc . insane person, is guilty of a felony ." SEC. 67. That section 245 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby amended to read as follows "SEC. 245 . Every person ho 'makes, issues, or puts in -circulation Making, etc., Seri . any bill, check, ticket, certificate, promissory note, or the paper o f ttousbills, etc . any ban, to circulate as money, except as authorized by the laws of the Unit ed States or the C anal Zone, is gui lty of a felony ." SEC. 67x. That section 248 of the Penal Cole of the Canal Zone is hereby amended to read as follows " SEC . 248. Every person having charge of any steam boiler or Mis man ag eme nt of stea m en a t or other apparatus for g ene ratin g or employing steam steam holler . used ih any manufactory, or on any railroad, or in any vessel, or in any kind of 'mechanical work, who willfully or from ignorance or neglect, creates, or allows to .be created, such an undue quantity of