(e) Capital investment for interest purposes shall not include any interest during construction.

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CHAPTER 19-PUBLIC WRITINGS AND RECORDS

451. Inspection by persons having legitimate interest; judicial records. 452. Public officers must give copies.

453. Removal of public records.

471. Declaration and findings.

472. Construction, maintenance, and operation of bridge.

§ 451. Inspection by persons having legitimate interest; judicial records

(a) Except as otherwise provided by subsection (b) of this section, section 271(b) of Title 3, or any other law, every person, who has a legitimate interest therein, has the right to inspect and take a copy of any public writing or record of the Canal Zone.

(b) Attorneys admitted to practice in the Canal Zone and other officers of the court may examine judicial records without the necessity for showing a legitimate interest therein.

§ 452. Public officers must give copies

Every public officer having the custody of a public writing or record that a person has a right to inspect pursuant to section 451 of this title must give him, on demand, a certified copy of it, on payment. of the legal fees therefor.

§ 453. Removal of public records

The record of a conveyance of real property, or any other record, a transcript of which is admissible in evidence, must not be removed from the office where it is kept, except upon the order of a court, in cases where the inspection of the record is shown to be essential to the just determination of the cause of proceeding pending, or where the court is held in the same building with such office.

CHAPTER 21-BRIDGES

§ 471. Declaration and findings

It is declared that:

(1) the United States is obligated under the terms of point 4 of the General Relations Agreement between the United States and the Republic of Panama, effected by an exchange of notes signed at Washington on May 18, 1942 (Executive Agreement Series Numbered 452), to construct a tunnel under, or a bridge over, the Panama Canal at Balboa;

(2) a high-level bridge at that point would be more desirable than a tunnel;

(3) the Panama Canal Company should administer the construction, maintenance, and operation of the bridge and the approaches thereto; and

(4) the expenses of construction, maintenance, and operation of the bridge and the approaches thereto should be treated as extraordinary expenses incurred through a direction based on national policy and not related to the operations of the Panama Canal Company.

§ 472. Construction, maintenance, and operation of bridge

The Panama Canal Company shall construct, maintain, and operate a high-level bridge, including approaches, over the Panama Canal at Balboa, Canal Zone.

701. Air navigation; regulations.

702. Penalties for violation.

§ 701. Air navigation; regulations

The Government of the United States possesses, to the exclusion of all foreign nations, sovereign rights, power, and authority over the air space above the lands and waters of the Canal Zone. Until Congress otherwise provides, the President shall prescribe, and from time to time may amend, regulations governing aircraft, air navigation, air-navigation facilities, and aeronautical activities within the Canal Zone.

§ 702. Penalties for violation

Whoever violates a regulation issued under section 701 of this title shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned in jail not more than one year, or both.

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CHAPTER 53—ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

731. Regulation of manufacture, sale, etc.

732. Penalties for violation.

§ 731. Regulation of manufacture, sale, etc.

The President shall prescribe, and from time to time may amend, regulations relating to the:

(1) manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages in the Canal Zone, and licenses and fees therefor; and

(2) importation of alcoholic beverages into, and exportation thereof from, the Canal Zone.

§ 732. Penalties for violation

Whoever violates a regulation issued pursuant to section 731 of this title shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned in jail not more than six months, or both, and, in addition, his license may be revoked or suspended as the President may prescribe by the regulations so issued.

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CHAPTER 55-CUSTOMS SERVICE

SUBCHAPTER I-GENERALLY

761. Control, by Governor, of articles or merchandise; regulations.

762. Powers of customs officers.

763. Fees of customs officers.

SUBCHAPTER II-OFFENSES AND PENALTIES; OTHER ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS 781. Customs offenses generally; penalties.

782. Seizure and confiscation of articles illegally imported or obtained. 783. Penalty for omitting merchandise from manifest; forfeiture; exception. 784. Penalty for omission of sea stores from list or landing of sea stores; forfeiture.

Subchapter I-Generally

§ 761. Control, by Governor, of articles or merchandise; regulations

The Governor has control, for customs purposes, over all articles introduced into the Canal Zone, including passengers' baggage, and shall establish, and from time to time may amend, regulations governing the:

(1) entry and importation of goods into the Canal Zone; and (2) disposition of goods brought into the Canal Zone in violation of the regulations.

§ 762. Powers of customs officers

Customs officers in the Canal Zone, including deputy shipping commissioners and boarding officers when performing duties in relation to customs, have general powers of search, seizure, and arrest. In the exercise of these powers, they may:

(1) enter any building other than a dwelling house;

(2) stop vessels and vehicles;

(3) search vessels, vehicles, and their contents; and

(4) stop and search persons and packages carried by them. Rights of entry, stopping, search, seizure, and arrest conferred by this section shall be exercised only when there are reasonable grounds for suspecting violations of the customs regulations issued pursuant to section 761 of this title or of the United States applicable in the Canal Zone.

§ 763. Fees of customs officers

A customs officer of the Canal Zone may collect a fee, equivalent to the fee prescribed by the United States consular regulations for the same act or service when performed by consular officials, whenever he:

(1) certifies an invoice, landing certificate, or other similar document;

(2) registers a marine note of protest; or

(3) performs any notarial service.

Subchapter II-Offenses and Penalties; Other Enforcement Provisions

§ 781. Customs offenses generally; penalties

Whoever:

(1) enters or imports, or attempts to enter or import, any articles or merchandise into the Canal Zone before the entry or importation thereof has been approved by the proper officers of the Canal Zone; or

(2) passes, or attempts to pass, a false, forged, or fraudulent invoice, bill, or other paper, for the purpose of securing the entry

or importation of any articles or merchandise into the Canal Zone in violation of the regulations issued pursuant to section 761 of this title; or

(3) violates a regulation issued pursuant to section 761 of this title shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned in jail not more than 30 days, or both.

§ 782. Seizure and confiscation of articles illegally imported or obtained

Articles brought into or obtained in the Canal Zone in violation of regulations issued pursuant to section 761 of this title may be seized and held, and, unless entered in conformity with the regulations within a period of 30 days from the date of seizure, may be confiscated and disposed of as provided in the regulations.

§ 783. Penalty for omitting merchandise from manifest; forfeiture; exception

If a vessel arriving at the Canal Zone from a port, other than a port in the Canal Zone or the Republic of Panama, is found to have on board merchandise not manifested, the master of the vessel shall be liable to a penalty equal in amount to the value of the merchandise not manifested, and the merchandise belonging to or consigned to or for the officers or crew of the vessel shall be forfeited. The penalty may not be imposed if it is made to appear to the customs officers, or to the court in which the trial is held, that no part of the cargo has been unloaded except as accounted for in the master's report, and that the errors and omissions in the manifest were made without fraud or collusion. In that case the master may be allowed to correct his manifest by means of a post entry. A permit may not be granted to unload merchandise so omitted from the manifest before post entry or addition to report or manifest has been made.

§ 784. Penalty for omission of sea stores from list or landing of sea stores; forfeiture

If sea stores are found on board a vessel from a port, other than a port in the Canal Zone or the Republic of Panama, which are not specified in the list furnished the boarding officer, or if a greater quantity of sea stores is found than that specified in the list, or if sea stores are landed without a permit being first obtained from the customs officer for that purpose, the master of the vessel shall be liable to a penalty treble the value of the sea stores so omitted or landed, and the sea stores so omitted or landed shall be seized and forfeited.

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CHAPTER 57-DOMESTIC ANIMALS

811. Regulations relating to the keeping and impounding of domestic animals. 812. Penalties for violation.

§ 811. Regulations relating to the keeping and impounding of domestic animals

The Governor shall prescribe, and from time to time may amend, regulations:

(1) governing the keeping of domestic animals within the Canal Zone;

(2) prescribing where and under what conditions domestic animals may be permitted to be at large, and when, where and under what conditions domestic animals shall be confined; and (3) providing for the:

(A) impounding of animals;

(B) charges to be paid for the impounding and care of animals if claimed by the owner;

(C) disposition of unclaimed animals; and

(D) disposition of the proceeds of the sale of unclaimed animals, if sold.

§ 812. Penalties for violation

Whoever violates a regulation issued pursuant to section 811 of this title shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned in jail not more than 30 days, or both.

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CHAPTER 59-EXCLUSION AND DEPORTATION OF

PERSONS

841. Regulations governoring entry, passage, detention, and deportation of persons; penalties.

842. Punishment for returning after imprisonment and deportation.

843. Revocation of deportation order or permission to re-enter temporarily; punishment for violation.

§ 841. Regulations governing entry, passage, detention, and deportation of persons; penalties

(a) The President shall prescribe, and from time to time may amend, regulations governing the:

(1) rights of persons to enter, remain upon or pass over any part of the Canal Zone; and

(2) detention of persons entering the Canal Zone in violation of the regulations, and their return to the countries whence they came, on the vessels bringing them to the Canal Zone, or other vessels belonging to the same owners or interests, and at the expense of the owners or interests.

(b) Whoever violates a regulation issued pursuant to this section shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned in jail not more than one year, or both.

(c) The Canal Zone Government may withhold the clearance of a vessel referred to in subsection (a) (2) of this section until any fine imposed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section and the cost of maintenance of the person convicted are paid.

§ 842. Punishment for returning after imprisonment and deportation

Except as provided by section 843 of this title, whoever, after having served a sentence of imprisonment in the Canal Zone and having been deported therefrom, voluntarily enters the Canal Zone for any purpose, shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than two years, or in jail not more than one year.

§ 843. Revocation of deportation order or permission to re-enter temporarily; punishment for violation

(a) The Governor may:

(1) at any time, for good cause shown, revoke an order deporting a person following service of a sentence of imprisonment in the Canal Zone; or

(2) by permit or regulations, authorize a person who has been deported following service of a sentence of imprisonment in the Canal Zone to pass through or return temporarily to the Canal Zone, and prescribe the route over which he must travel while in the Canal Zone.

(b) Whoever violates the terms of a permit or of a regulation issued pursuant to subsection (a) (2) of this section, or remains in the Canal Zone after the expiration of his permit, shall be punished as provided by section 842 of this title.