Public Law 75–470

That chapter 1 of title 2, Canal Zone Code, approved June 19, 1934 (48 Stat. 1122), is amended by adding at the end of said chapter a new section numbered 14 and reading as follows:

“14.

Air navigation: The Government of the United States is hereby declared to possess, to the exclusion of all foreign nations, sovereign rights, power, and authority over the air space above the

President to make rules, etc., governing aircraft, facilities, etc.

lands and waters of the Canal Zone. Until Congress shall otherwise provide, the President is authorized to make rules and regulations and to alter and amend the same from time to time governing aircraft, air navigation, air-navigation facilities, and aeronautical

Penalty for violation.

activities within the Canal Zone. Any person who shall violate any of the rules or regulations issued in pursuance of the authority contained in this section shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment in jail for not more than one year, or by both.”

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Sec. 2.

That chapter 3 of title 2, Canal Zone Code, relative to administering oaths and summoning witnesses, is amended by adding at the end of said chapter a new section numbered 44 and reading as follows:

“44.

Administering oaths in inquests and in deportation proceedings: Officers of the Panama Canal designated by the Governor or by his authority to act as coroner and deputy coroners and authorized to hold inquests in the Canal Zone, and officers designated by such authority to conduct hearings in reference to the exclusion and deportation of persons from the Canal Zone, are hereby authorized to administer oaths in the conduct of such proceedings.”

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Sec. 3.

That section 81 of title 2 of the Canal Zone Code is amended so as to read as follows:

“81.

Appointment, removal, and compensation of necessary persons:

Personnel; appointment, removal, compensation, service, etc.

All persons, other than the Governor of the Panama Canal, necessary for the care, management, maintenance, sanitation, government, operation, and protection of the Canal and Canal Zone shall—

“(a)“(a)

Be appointed by the President or by his authority;

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“(b)“(b)

Be removable at the pleasure of the President; and

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“(c)“(c)

Receive such compensation as shall be fixed by the President or by his authority until such time as Congress may by law regulate the same;

and such persons shall be employed and shall serve under such conditions of employment, including matters relating to transportation, medical care, quarters, leave and the commutation thereof, and office hours and hours of labor, as have been or shall hereafter be prescribed by the President: Provided, however, That salaries or

Provisos.

Salary restriction.

compensation fixed by the President hereunder shall in no instance exceed by more than 25 per centum the salary or compensation paid for the same or similar services to persons employed by the Government in continental United States: And provided further, That

Weekly compensation of mechanics.

nothing contained in this section shall affect the application to employees of the Panama Canal of the provisions of section 23 of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1935 (48 Stat. 522).”

48 Stat. 522.

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