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 884 72d CONGRESS. . S ESS. II. CH. 1.10 . FEBRUARY 21, 1933 . SEC. 25. That the second and third subsections of section 52 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for the Canal Zone are hereby amended to read, respectively, as follows : Magistrates. " SEC. 52. Powers. " Second . To enforce order in the proceedings before him. " Third . To provide for the orderly conduct of p roceedings before him." SEC. 26. That section 59 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for the Canal Zone is hereby amended to read as follows : Dutie s. " SEC . 59. It shall be the duty of magistrates to ke ep all pap ers pape r rel ati ng co criminal matters. rela ting to criminal matters in whic h prelimi nary exa mination has been held in good order and on file in their offices for a term not to exce ed two d ays, and within said tim e to deli ver to t he' dist rict attorney a transcript of all proceedings had in such cases and all papers relating to such cases, including original complaint and war- rant, affidavits, and the names of the witnesses . The district attorney shall return all such papers to the magistrate in every case where the district attorney does not file an information ." SEC. 27. That section 60 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for the Canal Zone is hereby amended to read as follows ae U~n ddsttakings, etc ., "SEC . 60 . It shall be the duty of the magistrates, after the filing of an in formation by the district attorn ey, to turn over to the clerk of the district court all undertakings or moneys deposited in lieu ther eof with the mag istrate for appe arance in the dis trict co urt ." SEC. 28. That section 62 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for the Canal Zone is hereby amended to read as follows Information . "SEC. 62. The first pleading on part of the government in all criminal matters within the original jurisdiction of the district court is the information." SEC. 29. That section 64 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for the Canal Zone is hereby amended to read as follows Fil ing of. " SEC . 6 4 . All in formatio ns must be filed with the clerk o f the district court ." SEC. 30. That section 67 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for the Canal Zone is hereby amended to read as follows Form. "SEC. 67 . It may be substantially in the following form : " ` In the district court in and for the division of Ca nal Zone. The government of the Canal Zon e aga in st
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" `, d istrict attorney for the Canal Z one, com es into the dis- trict court for the said division, and for the government of the Canal Zone gives the court here to be informed and to understand that : on the da of A. D. 19 , in the division afore- said, did then and there (here set forth the act or omission charged as an offense) and so did then and there commit the offense of (here state the character of the offense committed, whether it be murder, arson, larceny, or the like, or designating it as a felony or misde- meanor) contrary to the law in such case made and provided and against the peace and dignity of the government of the Canal Zone . " `This information is based upon due investigation of the facts re lating t o the cr ime char ged ther ein, and on the sworn te stimony of one or more witnesses, and I believe there is just cause for the filing of this information. " ` Signed this day of ,A.D.19 111 District Attorney . .' "