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 1116 73d CON GRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 656, 657 . JU NE 19, 1934. June 19, 1934. [S. 3646.]	 (Public, No. 420.1 [CHAPTER 656 .1 AN ACT To amend section 938 of the Revised Statutes to vest the courts with discretion to refu se to order the return o f vessels sei zed for viol ation of any law of the United States ; and to amend subsection (b) of section 7 of the Air Commerce Act of 1926, as amended, to provide for the forfeiture of aircraft used in viola- tion of customs laws . Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Vessels seized for v io- United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 938 lation of laws . Vesting courts with of the Revis ed Statutes (U .S .C ., title 28, sec. 751) is amended by discr etion to refus e to order return . adding at the end thereof the following new sentence : » Nol with- Q 1 .C,, sec . 38, p. 178; standing the provisions of this section or any other provisions of law relating to the return on bond of vessels seized for the violation of any law of the United States, the court having jurisdiction of the subject matter, may, in its discretion and upon good cause shown by United States, refuse to order such return of any such vessel to the claimant thereof . Air Commerce Act of SEC . 2. That subsection (b) of section 11 of the Air Commerce 1926, amendment . Vol . 44,p .574;u.s .C. Act of 1926, as amended (U.S.C., Supp. VII, title 49, sec. 181), is Supp. VII, p. 1922. amended by striking out the first sentence thereof and inserting in Penalty provisions, lieu thereof the following two new sentences : "Any person who (1) violates any provision of subdivision (a) of this section or any entry or clearance regulation made under section 7 (b) of this Act, or (2) any immigration regulation made under such section, shall be authorized . in of fi ne subject to a civil penalty of $500 which may be remitted or mitigated by the Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary of Labor, respec- tively, in accordance with such proceedings as the Secretary shall health snlorionbale by regulation prescribe . Any person violating any customs or public plicable to aircraft health regulation made under section 7 (b) of this Act, or any pro- Vo1 .44,p.5 . 1021. .0. vision of the customs or ublic-health laws or regulations thereunder Supp . V II, p0 public-healthh made applicable to aircraft by regulation under such section shall be subject to a civil penalty of $500, and any aircraft used in con- nection with any such violation shall be subject to seizure and for- feiture as provided for in such customs or public-health laws, which penalty and forfeiture may be remitted or mitigated by the Secretary of the Treasury ." Appro ved, June 19, 1934 . [CHAPTER 657 .1 AN ACT June 19, 1934 . 	[S . 3696 .]	 Authorizing the President to make rules and regulations in respect to alcoholic [Public, No. 421.] beverages in the Canal Zone, and for other purposes . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representativ es of the canal zone . United States o f Ameri ca in Co ngress a ssembled, That the President Alcoholic beverages in ; rules and reguia- is hereby authorized to make rules and regulations in respect to the tions. sale and manufacture of alcoholic beverages within, and the impor- tation thereof into and exportation thereof from, the Canal Zone, including the authority to prescribe licenses and fees for the sale and v manufactu re of such bev erages . Penalty provisions . SEC . 2 . Any person violating any provision of such rules and regulations shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or imprisoned in jail for not more than six months, or by both, and in addition the license of such person may be revoked or suspended as the President may by such rules and regulations prescribe. Laws .e te .,repeale d. repea .ed. SEC. 3. All laws, rules, regulations, and orders in force prior to the date this Act takes effect, insofar as they apply to the sale, manufacture, possession, transportation, importation, and exporta- tion of alcoholic beverages in the Canal Zone, are repealed.