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 72d C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 109 . FEBRUARY 21, 1933 . 877 SEC. 101a. That section 383 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby amended to read as follows : " SEC. 383 . Every person who, after once selling, bartering, or dis- Wttnntt ague posing of any property, real or personal, or any interest therein, or prior vendee, etc . after executing any bond or agreement for the sale of any of such prope rty, a gain w illful ly an d with inten t to d efraud prev ious o r sub- sequent purchasers, sells, barters or disposes of the same property, or any part thereof, or interest therein, or willfully and with intent to defraud previous or subsequent purchasers, executes any bond or agreement to sell, barter, or dispose of the same property, or any part thereof, or interest therein, to any other person for a valuable consid- eration, is punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary not more than ten years ." SEC. 102. That section 386 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is here by am ende d to read as follo ws "SEC . 386 . Every commission merchant, broker, agent, factor, or False statements by consignee, who shall willfully and corruptly make, or cause to be 0t~ ' et c. made, to the principal or consignor of such commission merchant, agent, brok er, fa ctor, or co nsigne e, a f alse s tateme nt co ncerni ng the price obtained for or the quality or quantity of any property consigned or intrusted to such commission merchant, agentt broker, factor or consignee, for sale, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by fine not exceeding $500, or imprisonment in jail not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment ." SEC. 102a. That the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby amended by adding thereto, after section 389, a new section reading as follows "SEC . 389a . Every person who, after mortgaging any personal peRemoving p omortgaged d property, during the existence of such mortgage, with intent to defraud the mortgagee, his representative or assigns, takes, drives, carr ies aw ay, or other wise remove s or p ermits the t aking, driv ing, o r car rying awa y, or oth er r emova l of the mort gaged pro pert y, or any part thereof from the Canal Zone, without the written consent of the mortgagee ; or who sells, transfers, or in any manner further incu mbers the sa id mor tgage d prop erty, or any part there of, or cause s the same to be sold, transferred, or further incumbered is guilty of larceny and is punishable accordingly ; unless at or before the time of making such sale, transfer, or incumbrance, such mortgagor informs the person to whom such sale, transfer, or incumbrance is made, of the existence of the prior mortgage, and also informs the prior mortgagee of the intended sale, transfer, or incumbrance, in writing by giving the name and place of residence of the party to whom the sale, transfer, or incumbrance is to be made ." SEC. 102b. That section 390 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is here by am ende d to read as follo ws "SEC. 390. Every person who willfully burns or in any other man- t y ~a ner injures or destroys any property which is at the time insured Insurer . against loss or damage by fire, or by any other casualty, with intent to defraud or prejudice the insurer, whether the same be the property of or in the possession of such person, or of any other, is punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary not more than ten year s." SEC. 102c. That section 401 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone is hereby amended to read as follows "SEC. 401. Every director officer, or agent of any corporation or o t corporations, ete.eEQ° joint-stock association who knowingly receives or possesses himself Frauds in keeping. of any property of such corporation or association otherwise than in payment of a just demand, and who, with intent to defraud, omits