An Act to amend the Canal Zone Code by the addition of provisions relative to the registration of architects and professional engineers, and the regulation of their practice
PL 84-674 (H.R.7811), enacted 07/09/1956

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That section 4 (c) of the Act, as amended, is amended to read as 
follows: 
"(c) On the first day of each regular session of Congress the Attor-
ney General shall transmit to Congress a full and complete statement 
of all compromise settlements effected by the Attorney General under 
this Act, as amended, during the previous year, stating the name and 
address of each claimant, the amount claimed, and the amount awarded. 
All awards shall be paid in like manner as are final judgments of the 
Court of Claims." 
That section 4 (d) of the Act, as amended, is amended to read as 
follows: 
"(d) Except as herein provided, the payment of an award shall be 
final and conclusive for all purposes, notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law to the contrary, and shall be a full discharge of the 
United States and all of its officers, agents, servants, and employees 
with respect to all claims arising out of the same subject matter." 
That section 7 of the Act is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 7. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the pur-
poses of this Act such sums as Congress may from time to time deter-
mine to be necessary." 
That subsection 3 (a) of the Act is amended by striking out "to be 
heard and". 
That subsection 3 (b) of the Act is amended by striking out "hear-
ing or". 
That subsection 3 (c) of the Act is amended by striking out "written" 
and "hearings and". 
Approved July 9, 1956. 
Report to Con-
gress. 
5 0 u s e 
app. 
1987. 
Appropriations. 
50 U S C 
1983. 
app. 
Public Law 674 
CHAPTER 532 
AN ACT 
To amend the Canal Zone Code by the addition of provisions relative to the 
registration of architects and professional engineers, and the regulation of 
their practice. 
July 9, I9S6 
[H. R. 7811] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That title 2 of the ame1^dJifnt"° ^°'**' 
Canal Zone Code is amended by adding thereto a new chapter 25 
embracing sections 501-505, and reading as follows: 
"CHAPTER 2.J—REGISTRATION OF ARCHITECTS AND PROFESSIONAL 
ENGINEERS 
"Sec. 
"501. Practice of architecture and engineering declared to be subject to regu-
lation. 
"502. Regulations authorized. 
"503. Punishment for violations. 
"504. Injunction to restrain violation. 
"505. Investigations; attendance of witnesses; production of books and papers; 
subpena procedure; witness fees. 
"§ 501. Practice of architecture and engineering declared to be sub-
ject to regulation 
"In order to safeguard life, health, and property and to promote 
the public welfare, the practice of architecture and engineering in the 
Canal Zone are hereby declared to be subject to regulation in the public 
interest. It is further declared to be a matter of public interest and 
concern that the professions of architecture and engineering merit and 
receive the confidence of the public and that only qualified persons be 
permitted to engage in the practice of architecture and engineering. 
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"§ 502. Regulations authorized 
"The Governor of the Canal Zone is hereby authorized to prescribe, 
and from time to time alter and amend, regulations for the Canal 
Zone governing the registration, and regulating the practice, of archi-
tects and professional engineers. Such regulations may include pro-
visions covering issuance, suspension, revocation, and reissuance of 
certificates of registration, and may also provide for the certification 
of architects-in-training and engineers-in-training, and for the levy-
ing of appropriate fees. 
"§ 503. Punishment for violations 
"Any person who shall violate any regulation established under 
authority of the next preceding 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. 
"§ 504. Injunction to restrain violation 
"The District Attorney for the Canal Zone is hereby authorized to 
apply for relief by injunction to restrain a person from the com-
mission of any act which may be prohibited by the regulations estab-
lished under authority of section 502 of this title. In such proceedings 
it shall not be necessary for the District Attorney to allege or prove 
either that an adequate remedy at law does not exist, or that substan-
tial and irreparable damage would result from the continued violation 
thereof. 
"§ 505. Investigations; attendance of witnesses; production of books 
and papers; subpena procedure; witness fees 
"In the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this 
chapter and of the regulations prescribed under authority thereof, the 
Governor or such officer or officers as he may designate shall have 
power (a) to investigate for unauthorized and unlawful practice, to 
require the attendance of witnesses and the production of books and 
papers, and to require such witnesses to testify as to any and all matters 
within his jurisdiction, and (b) to issue subpenas and to administer 
oaths. Upon the failure of any person to attend as a witness, when 
duly subpenaed, or to produce documents when duly directed, the 
Governor or other designated officer shall have power to refer the 
matter to the judge of the United States District Court for the District 
of the Canal Zone, who may order the attendance of such witness, or 
the production of such documents or require the said witness to testify, 
as the case may be, and upon the failure of the witness to attend, to 
testify, or to produce such documents, as the case may be, such witness 
may be punished for contempt of court as for failure to obey a sub-
pena issued or to testify in a case pending before said court. 
Wit-
nesses in proceedings before the Governor or other designated officer 
shall be paid the same fees that are paid witnesses in the United 
States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone." 
Approved July 9, 1956. 
July 9, 
CH. R. 1 
Public Law 675 
CHAPTER 533 
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AN ACT 
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To amend the Texas City Disaster Claims Act. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Act of 
August 12, 1955 (69 Stat. 707), is amended by striking out "prior to" 
where it appears in section 3 (a) and substituting in lieu thereof "on