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(/us/pl/73/31).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Act ofTestimony before International tribunals.Vol. 46, p. 1005, amended.*Post*, p. 279. July 3, 1930 (46 Stat. 1005), authorizing commissioners or members of international tribunals to administer oaths, and so forth, be, and the same is hereby, amended by adding at the end thereof the following additional sections: " “Sec. 5. That the agent of the United States before any internationalAuthority of United States agent. tribunal or commission, whether previously or hereafter established, in which the United States participates as a party whenever he desires to obtain testimony or the production of books and papers by witnesses may apply to the United States district court for the district in which such witness or witnesses reside or may be found, for the issuance of subpoenas to require their attendance and testimonyApplication for issue of subpoenas. before the United States district court for that district and the production therein of books and papers, relating to any matter or claim in which the United States on its own behalf or on behalf of any of its nationals is concerned as a party claimant or respondent before such international tribunal or commission.
“Sec. 6. That any United States district court to which suchDistrict courts to enforce compliance. application shall be made shall have authority to issue or cause to be issued such subpoenas upon the same terms as are applicable to the issuance of subpoenas in suits pending in the United States district court, and the clerk thereof shall have authority to administer oaths respecting testimony given therein, and the marshal thereof shallService of writ. serve such subpoenas upon the person or persons to whom they are directed.
The hearing of witnesses and taking of their testimonyHearings before court. and the production of books and papers pursuant to such subpoenas shall be before the United States district court for that district or before a commissioner or referee appointed by it for the taking of such testimony, and the examination may be oral or upon writtenExaminations. interrogatories and may be conducted by the agent of the United States or his representative. Reasonable notice thereof shall beReasonable notice to opposing governments. given to the agent or agents of the opposing government or governments concerned in such proceedings who shall have the right to be 118present in person or by representative and to examine or cross-examine Certified transcript to agents of both parties.such witnesses at such hearing.
A certified transcript of such testimony and any proceedings arising out of the issuance of such subpoenas shall be forwarded by the clerk of the district court to the agent of the United States and also to the agent or agents of the opposing government or governments, without cost. “Sec. 7. Perjury.Punishment for. That every person knowingly or willfully swearing or affirming falsely in any testimony taken in response to such subpoenas shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and shall, upon conviction thereof, suffer the penalty provided by the laws of the United States for that Failure to comply with subpoena deemed contempt.offense when committed in its courts of justice.
Any failure to attend and testify as a witness or to produce any book or paper which is in the possession or control of such witness, pursuant to such subpoena, may be regarded as a contempt of the court and shall be punishable as a contempt by the United States district court in the same manner as is provided by the laws of the United States for that offense in any other proceedings in its courts of justice. “Sec. 8. Jurisdiction of D.C. Supreme Court. For the purposes of sections 5, 6, and 7 of this Act, the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia shall be considered to be a district court of the United States.
” " Approved, June 7, 1933. To amend an Act (Public, Numbered 431, Seventy-second Congress) to identify The Dalles Bridge Company. Chapter 51 48 Stat. 118 1933-06-09 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-12-11 73 1 public [CHAPTER 51.] AN ACT To amend an Act (Public, Numbered 431, Seventy-second Congress) to identify The Dalles Bridge Company.June 9, 1933.[[S. 1278](/us/bill/73/s/1278).][[Public, No. 32](/us/pl/73/32).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,The Dalles Bridge Company.Identification of.Vol. 47, p. 1552, amended.
That an Act to authorize the construction of certain bridges over navigable waters of the United States, approved March 4, 1933 (Public, Numbered 431, Seventy-second Congress), be amended by adding to section 2a the words “a Washington corporation”, immediately following the words “The Dalles Bridge Company.” Approved, June 9, 1933. To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Ohio River at or near Owensboro, Kentucky. Chapter 52 48 Stat. 118 1933-06-09 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2024-12-11 73 1 public [CHAPTER 52.] AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Ohio River at or near Owensboro, Kentucky.June 9, 1933.[[S. 1815](/us/bill/73/s/1815).][
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