The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-27

Hay jury; in which latter event the 1 court may impanel jury from the l sfuEoEs then in attendance, or the court l or the judge thereof in chambers may Gaxase sufficient number of jurors to be selected and summoned, as provid ed by law, to attend at the time and place of trial, at which time a jury shah be selected and impaneled as upon a trial for misdemeanor; and snch trial shall conform as near as may be to the practice in criminal eases prosecuted by indictment or zEa1n 4&xforma41on.
 Ponishraent Provided.
 l HfE1re accused be found guilty, 5J1dg- anenk efnif be entered accordingly, pre- scxahang the punishment, either by hne IeR Imprisonment, or both, tn the discre- k3nn of the court Such fine shah De paid to the United States or to the com paa9nant or other party injured by the ar4 constituting the contempt or may ranere more than one is so damaged Dc dsvaded or apport1oned among them as ehe court may direct, but in no case easalf Ems fine to be. paid to the United States exceed, in case the accused is zaa4uraA person, the sum of $1 coo, nor m4aan such 17npEisonment exceed the enxm of six months: Provided, That in 9ny case the court or a judge thereof may for good cause shown, by afndaVH or proof taken In open court or before such judge and filed with the papers 4n the case, dispense with the rule to show cause, and may issue an attach ment for the arrest of the person charg- ed with contempt; in which event such person, when arrested, shall be brought before such court or a judge thereof without unnecessary delay and shall be admitted to bail in reasonable penalty for his Appearance to answer ko the charge or for trial for the con tempt; and thereafter the proceedings shall be the same as provided herein in case the rule had issued in the first anstance.
 Sec. g. That the evidence taken upon 0he trial of any persons so accused may be preserved by bill of exceptions, and any Judgment of conviction may be re viewed upon writ of error in all re- spects as now provided by law in crim- final cases, and may be affirmed, re versed, or modified as justice may re- quire. Upon the granting of such writ of error, execution of Judgment shall be stayed, and the accused if thereby sentenced to imprisonment. shall be
 
 sum as may be required by, the court, or by any justice, or any judge of any district court of the United States or any court of the District of CoIumbta.
 Sec. 24 That nothing herein con- tained shall be construed to relate to contempts committed in the presence Of the court, or so near thereto as to obstTuct the administration of justice, nor to conteInpts committed in dis obedience of any lawful writ, process, order, rule decree, or command enter ed in any suit or action brought or : prosecuted in the name of orson be- half of, the United States but the same, and all other cases of contempt not specifically embraced within sec tion 21 of this act, may be punished in conformity to the usages at law and in equity now prevailing.
 Sec. 25. That no proceeding for con- tempt shall be instituted a gainst any person unless begun within one year from the date of the act complained Of: nor shall any such proceeding be a bar to any criminal prosecution for the same act or acts; but nothing here in contained shah affect any proceed ings in contempt pending at the time of the passage of this act
 Sec. 26. That if any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this act shall, for any reason. be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or inyalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, para i graph, or part thereof directly involv- ed in the controversy in which such Judgment shall have been rendered