Act of Authorization Passes Congress Important changes. in_ legislature, regarding. the appointment. of an assistant Judge to the Judge of the S. Court for China and of a Commissioner of the Consular Court, have passed both Houses of the U. 8, Con-ress, and now await nature by President Roosevelt, according to word received here on Thursda by the American Chamber of Commer:
"The changes take the form of idition of two new sections to the "Act creating a United States Court for China." Heretofore, the appointment of a commissioner for the.U. Consular Court has been handled in Washington, but Section 10 now gives the local judge this power In the event of a vacancy in the office, or the disability, disqualifeation, " oF absence of the commissioner, the judge is empowered to appoint the court clerk temporarily to the office, without compensation, The second addition, Section 11, provides that the President of the United States may appoint a judge to act temporarily during the absence of the regular judge, of his disability or disqualification, from sickness oF otherwise, of the discharge of his duties, or in the event of any vacancy the judge's office. The acting judge will be entitled to the same com pensation and allowances for' trans= porlation as the regular judge, The act passed the House of Rey presentatives on May 16, 1935, but as yet no word has been received of the actual signing of the act by the President, There appears little doubt, however, that this has actually been done.
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