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from the conduct of said business may be expended and reinvested for such purposes without being covered into the Treasury of the United States; and such moneys are hereby appropriated for such purposes, but all deposits of such funds shall be subject to the provisions of existing law relating to the deposit of other public funds of the United States, and any net profits accruing from such business shall annually be covered into the Treasury of the United States. Monthly reports of such receipts and expenditures shall be made to the President by the persons in charge, and annual reports shall be made to the Congress. Sec. 7. That the Governor of the Panama Canal shall, in connection with the operation of such canal, have official control and jurisdiction over the Canal Zone, and shall perform all duties in connection with the civil government of the Canal Zone, which is to be held, treated, and governed as an adjunct of such Panama Canal. Unless in this Act otherwise provided, all existing laws of the Canal Zone referring to the civil Governor or the civil administration of the Canal Zone shall be applicable to the Governor of the Panama Canal, who shall perform all such executive and administrative duties required by existing law. The President is authorized to determine or cause to be determined what towns shall exist in the Canal Zone, and subdivide and from time to time resubdivide said Canal Zone into subdivisions, to be designated by name or number, so that there .shall be situated one town in each subdivision, and the boundaries of each subdivision shall be clearly defined. In each town there shall be a Magistrate's Court with exclusive original jurisdiction coextensive with the subdivision in which it is situated of all civil cases in which the principal sum claimed does not exceed 300 dollars, and all criminal cases wherein the punishment that may be imposed shall not exceed a fine of 100 dollars or imprisonment not exceeding thirty days, or both, and all violations of police regulations and ordinances, and all actions involving possession or title to personal property or the forcible entry and detainer of real estate. Such Magistrates shall also hold preliminary investigations in charges of felony and offences under section 10 of this Act, and commit or bail in bailable cases to the District Court. A sufficient number of Magistrates and constables, who must be citizens of the United States, to conduct the business of such Courts shall be appointed by the Governor of the Panama Canal for terms of four years, and until their successors are appointed and qualified, and the compensation of such persons shall be fixed by the President, or by his authority, until such time as Congress may by law regulate the same. The rules governing said Courts and prescribing the duties of said Magistrates and constables, oaths and bonds, the times and places of holding such Courts, the disposition of fines, costs, forfeitures, enforcements of judgments, providing for appeals therefrom to the District Court, and the disposition, ti-eatment, and pardon of convicts, shall be established by order of the President. The Governor of the Panama Canal shall appoint all notaries public, prescribe their powers and duties, their official zeal, and the fees to be charged and collected by them. Sec. 8. That there shall be in the Canal Zone one District Court with two divisions, one including Balboa and the other including Cristobal; and one District Judge of the said district, who shall hold his Court in both divisions at such time as he may designate by order, at least once a month in each division. The rules of practice in such District Court shall be prescribed or amended by order of the President. The said District Court shall have original jurisdiction of all felony cases; of offences arising under section 10 of this Act; all causes in equity; Admiralty and all cases at law involving principal sums exceeding 300 dollars; and all appeals from judgments rendered in Magistrates' Courts. The jurisdiction in Admiralty herein conferred upon the District Judge and the District Court shall be the same that is exercised by the United States District Judges and the United States District Courts, and the procedure and practice shall also be the same. The District Court or the Judge thereof shall also have jurisdiction of all other matters and proceedings not herein provided for which are now within the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the Canal Zone, of the Circuit Court of the Canal Zone, the District Court of the Canal Zone, or the Judges thereof. Said Judges shall provide for the selection, summoning, serving, and compensation of jurors from among the citizens of the United States, to be subject to jury duty in either division of such district, and a jury shall be had in any criminal case or civil case at law originating in said Court on the demand of either party. There shall be a District Attorney and a Marshal for said district. It shall be the duty of the District Attorney to conduct all business, civil and criminal, for the Government, and to advise the Governor of the Panama Canal on all legal questions touching the operation of the canal and the administration of civil affairs. It shall be the duty of the Marshal to execute all process of the Court, preserve order therein, and do all things incident to the office of Marshal. The District Judge, the District Attorney, and the Marshal shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for terms of four years each, and until their successors are appointed and qualified, and during their terms of office shall reside within the Canal Zone, and shall hold no other office nor serve on any official Board or Commission, nor receive any emoluments except their salaries. The District Judge shall receive the same salary paid the District Judges of the United States, and shall appoint the Clerk of said Court, and may appoint one assistant when necessary, who shall receive salaries to be fixed by the President. The District Judge shall be entitled to six weeks' leave of absence each year with pay. During his absence, or during any period of disability or disqualification, from sickness or otherwise, to discharge his duties the same shall be temporarily performed by any Circuit or District Judge of the United States who may be designated by the President, and who during such service shall receive the additional mileage and per diem allowed by law to District Judges of the United States when holding Court away from their homes. The District Attorney and the Marshal shall be paid each a salary of 5,000 dollars per annum. Sec. 9. That the records of the existing Courts, and all causes, proceedings, and criminal prosecutions pending therein as shown by the dockets thereof, except as herein otherwise pro-