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–502– -502renewal of the complaint be extended for a longer period or a new undertaking may be required. § 3617. Effect of giving or failing to give security If the undertaking required by section 3616 of this title is given, the party informed against shall be discharged. If he does not give it, the magistrate shall commit him to jail, specifying in the order of commitment the requirement to give security, the amount thereof, and the omission to give it. § 3618. Discharge after commitment If a person complained of is committed for not giving the undertaking required by section 3616 of this title, he may be discharged upon giving it. § 3619. Approval and filing of undertaking The undertaking required by section 3616 of this title, if satisfactory, shall be approved by, and filed with, the magistrate. § 3620. Assault or threat in presence of magistrate A person who in the presence of a magistrate assaults or threatens to assault another, or to commit an offense against his person or property, may be ordered by the magistrate to give security as provided by this chapter, and if he refuses to do so, may be committed as provided by section 3617 of this title. § 3621. Breach of undertaking Upon the conviction of the person informed against of a breach of the peace, the undertaking is broken. § 3622. Action upon the undertaking Upon the United States attorney's producing evidence of a conviction referred to in section 3621 of this title to the district court, the court shall order the undertaking to be prosecuted and the United States attorney shall thereupon commence an action upon it in the name of the Government of the Canal Zone. § 3623. Security to keep peace not otherwise required Security to keep the peace or to be of good behavior may not be required except as prescribed in this chapter. CHAPTER 205—LIMITATION OF ACTIONS Sec. S661. 3662. 3663. 3664.

Crimes having no limitation. Felonies generally. Misdemeanors. Exception when defendant is out of Canal Zone.

§ 3661. Crimes having no limitation There is no limitation of time within which a prosecution for murder, the embezzlement of public moneys or the falsification of public records must be commenced. § 3662. Felonies generally The prosecution for any felony other than murder, the embezzlement of public money or the falsification of public records, may be commenced only within three years after its commission. § 3663. Misdemeanors The prosecution for any misdemeanor may be commenced within one year only after its commission. § 3664. Exception when defendant is out of Canal Zone Time during which the defendant is not an inhabitant of, or usually resident within, the Canal Zone, is not a part of the limitations prescribed by sections 3662 and 3663 of this title.

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