States, insofar as they are applicable, subject to any applicable special instructions issued by the United States Treasury Department concerning the certification of invoices in the Canal Zone.

CROSS REFERENCE: Fee for certification of invoice, see 2 C.Z.C. 763, 76A Stat. 30.

§ 57.8 Landing or embarkation of persons and/or articles.

A person or article may not be landed or embarked at any place other than the customs control points at Balboa or Cristobal, except upon the prior authorization of a customs officer. Persons and/or articles may be landed only in the presence, and under the supervision, of a customs officer.

Cargo discharged in the Canal Zone shall be delivered to the Terminals Division of the Panama Canal Company under the custody of the Customs Service pending, as the case may be:

(a) Delivery to the Customs officials of the Republic of Panama pursuant to treaty stipulations;

(b) Transshipment; or

(c) Release to consignees within the Canal Zone.

§ 57.10 Importations into Canal Zone; classes of persons to whom approval may be granted.

Articles or merchandise of any kind may not be entered or imported into the Canal Zone, except from the Republic of Panama, by any person, unless approval is obtained therefor from the Customs Service. Such approval shall not be granted, except with respect to items of baggage comprising personal effects of persons entering the Canal Zone, to any person, except:

(a) Persons who reside in the Canal Zone and have Canal Zone Government purchase privileges, when the goods are intended for the use and benefit of themselves or members of their famiiles;

(b) Members of the Armed Forces of the United States who reside or sojourn in the Republic of Panama during the performance of their service with the United States of America, and dependent members of their families actually residing with them, when the goods are intended for their own use and benefit;

(c) Citizens of the United States of America who are in the service or em

ploy of an agency of the United States and who reside or sojourn in the Republic of Panama during the performance of their service with the United States of America, and dependent members of their families actually residing with them, when the goods are intended for their own use and benefit;

(d) Contractors, insofar as concerns materials, supplies, and equipment necessary to the performance of contracts in the Canal Zone; and

(e) Private business enterprises conducting authorized operations from a seat in the Canal Zone, and religious, welfare, charitable, educational, recreational, and scientific organizations, insofar as concerns those of their activities that are conducted exclusively in the Canal Zone.

§ 57.11

Importations not permitted for use in unauthorized private business operations.

A person may not import or attempt to import articles or merchandise under the provisions of this part for use or disposition in connection with any private business operation in the Canal Zone that has not been specifically authorized to be conducted in the Canal Zone by the cognizant officials of the Canal Zone Government or the Armed Forces, as the case may be. § 57.12

Sale of importations to ineligible persons forbidden without prior payment of Panamanian duty. Articles or merchandise imported under the provisions of this part may not be sold or otherwise transferred to any agency, organization, or person not eligible to import them, unless the customs duties thereon are first paid to the Republic of Panama.

Definitions.

Immigration Service.

Administration under supervision of Governor.

Subpart B-Entry Procedures Entry into Canal Zone.

Advance determination of eligibility. Advance authorization.

Conditions upon entry into Canal Zone; security for repatriation. Kinds of security for repatriation. Provisional entry.

59.21

59.22

59.25

59.26

59.27

59.28

Entry into the Canal Zone from the
Republic of Panama.
Regular entry.

Temporary entry.

§ 57.16 Seizure of articles illegally imported or obtained, who may make; receipt for seized articles.

A customs officer having reasonable cause to believe that a violation has been committed of any law or regulation, the enforcement of which is within the jurisdiction of the Customs Service, by reason of which any property has become subject to forfeiture, shall seize such property if available. A receipt for the seized property shall be given at the time of seizure to the person from whom the property is seized.

CROSS REFERENCE: Seizure and confiscation of articles illegally imported or obtained, see 2 C.Z.C. 782, 76A Stat. 31.

§ 57.17

ticles.

59.29

59.51

59.52

59.53

59.54

59.55

59.58

59.59

59.60 59.61 59.62

(a) When articles have been confiscated pursuant to the provisions of 2 C.Z.C. 782, 76A Stat. 31, they shall be disposed of by acceptance of a sealed bid or by auction.

(b) The proceeds realized from the disposal of any articles under paragraph (a) of this section shall first be utilized to satisfy all costs of seizure, storage and disposal of the article concerned, and any amount remaining shall be turned into the United States Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.

§ 57.18 Penalties for violation.

As provided by 2 C.Z.C. 781, 76A Stat. 30, whoever violates a provision of this part shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned in jail not more than 30 days, or both.

59.81

59.82

59.83

59.84 59.85

Subpart C-Exclusion and Deportation

Procedures

Preliminary investigation in exclusion and deportation proceedings. Detention in exclusion or deportation proceedings.

Hearing accorded in certain deportation and exclusion proceedings. Procedure at hearing.

Witnesses at hearing; oaths; documents.

Report and recommendation in exclusion hearings or proceedings. Final action excluding person. Arrangements for removal of excluded person.

Report and recommendation in deportation hearing.

Order of deportation.

Execution of order of deportation. Deportation following imprisonment in the Canal Zone.

Subpart D-Responsibilities of Vessels Precautions required of vessels respecting the landing of excluded persons.

Duty of arriving vessels to declare passengers, crew members, stowaways, deportees, and repatriates. Discharge of members of crews. Signing on of crew members.

Members of crew failing to depart from Canal Zone.

§ 59.1

Classes of persons subject to exclusion or deportation.

(a) Persons in any of the followingdescribed classes are subject to exclusion from the Canal Zone in the discretion of the Immigration Service:

(1) Insane persons and persons who have had one or more attacks of insanity at any prior time.

(2) Idiots, imbeciles, and persons who are mentally retarded, sexual deviates, or afflicted with psychopathic personalities.

(3) Persons afflicted with a loathsome, or dangerous, contagious disease.

(4) Persons who have been convicted of, or admit having committed, a felony or other crime or misdemeanor involving more turpitude.

(5) Professional beggars, paupers, and persons who are likely to become public charges.

(6) Anarchists, and persons whose purpose it is to incite insurrection.

(7) Persons of notoriously bad character.

(8) Persons who engage in any strike in the Canal Zone directed against the Government of the United States or any of its agencies, or who engage in inciting or attempting to incite other persons to engage in any such strike.

(9) Persons who engage in, or incite or attempt to incite other persons to engage in, any strike in the Canal Zone which, although not directed against the Government of the United States or any of its agencies, will result in obstructing, impeding, delaying, or interfering with the operation, maintenance, sanitation, government, or protection of the Panama Canal and the Canal Zone or the observance, safeguarding, and enforcement in the Canal Zone of the neutrality of the United States or the strengthening within the Canal Zone of the national defense.

(10) Persons who fail to comply with the provisions of this part.

(11) Persons who have completed serving a sentence of imprisonment in the Canal Zone.

(12) Persons whose presence, in the judgment of the Governor, would be a menace to the public health or welfare of the Canal Zone, or would tend to create public disorder or obstruct the operation, maintenance, sanitation, government, or protection of the Panama Canal or Canal Zone.

(13) Persons who (i) have not been legally and regularly admitted to the Canal Zone, including persons admitted on a provisional or temporary basis whose authorization to remain under such provisional or temporary authorization has terminated and (ii) are not legally residing or sojourning in the Republic of Panama.

(b) The Governor may, in his discretion, deport:

(1) Any person who comes within any of the classes described in subparagraphs (1)-(10) and (12) of paragraph (a) of this section and has been legally and regularly admitted to the Canal Zone;

(2) Any person who comes within the class described in subparagraph (11) of paragraph (a) of this section; and

(3) Any person who is obliged, but fails, to depart from the Canal Zone under the provisions of § 59.29(a). Definitions. § 59.2

As used in this part:

(a) "Exclusion" means (1) the refusal to admit a person to the Canal Zone, or (2) except as provided by paragraph (b) (2) of this section, the enforced removal from the Canal Zone of a person found therein without having been legally and regularly admitted thereto; and

(b) "Deportation" means (1) the enforced removal from the Canal Zone of a person found therein who has been legally and regularly admitted to the Canal Zone, or (2) the enforced removal from the Canal Zone of a person, following service of a sentence of imprisonment in the Canal Zone, whether or not such person has been legally and regularly admitted to the Canal Zone.

Except as otherwise provided herein, the regulations in this part shall be administered by an Immigration Service of the Canal Zone Government, which shall include immigration officers appointed by the Governor and shall operate under administrative and organizational supervision established by the Governor. § 59.4

Administration under supervision of Governor.

The provisions of this part shall be executed under the supervision of the Governor, and the Governor may establish administrative procedures necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this part.

Subpart B-Entry Procedures

§ 59.21 Entry into Canal Zone.

Except as provided by § 59.28 a person may not enter the Canal Zone unless permitted to do so upon examination and inspection by the Immigration Service. Permission to enter shall be conditioned upon the possession by the person concerned, at the time of entry, of such documents as may be prescribed by the Executive Secretary.

insofar as concerns the enforcement of the general policies of the Canal Zone Government as established administratively by the Governor.

§ 59.23

Advance authorization.

The Executive Secretary, or such officers of the United States Government as he designates, may issue documents granting advance authorization to enter the Canal Zone.

§ 59.24 Conditions upon entry into Canal Zone; security for repatriation.

The Immigration Service may attach such reasonable conditions to a permission to enter the Canal Zone as may appear to be necessary or proper. In all cases, there shall be established, either by the person entering or by some other person in his behalf, or by the person or interest responsible for bringing the entering person into the Canal Zone, a reasonable security for the costs of repatriating the person so entering.

(a) Reasonable security for repatriation may be of any kind determined to be adequate by the Immigration Service, including but not limited to:

(1) A written undertaking by any responsible person residing or doing business in the Canal Zone to defray all such costs; or

(2) A cash deposit in an amount estimated by the Immigration Service to be adequate for all such costs; or

(3) An unlimited, noncancellable ticket for return transportation and a cash deposit to cover any other costs such as those of detention and/or maintenance.

(b) Cash deposits shall be deposited with the Treasurer, Panama Canal Company, and shall be disbursed by him for the purposes for which they are intended, upon order of the Chief, Immigration Service.

as not having been legally and regularly admitted to the Canal Zone.

(b) Persons entered provisionally may not seek, accept, or be given employment in the Canal Zone.

§ 59.27 Temporary entry.

(a) When a person seeks admission to the Canal Zone to remain therein for a period not exceeding one year, the Immigration Service may permit him to enter on a temporary basis and shall specify the period of time for which he is admitted. He shall depart from the Canal Zone at or before the expiration of the period of time for which he was admitted unless the period of time for which he was admitted is extended in a proper case by the Immigration Service or he becomes eligible for regular admission and is granted it by the Immigration Service.

(b) A person who is admitted on a temporary basis under this section shall be subject to exclusion for any of the reasons set forth in § 59.1 as not having been legally and regularly admitted to the Canal Zone.

§ 59.28

Entry into the Canal Zone from the Republic of Panama.

(a) The entry requirements and procedures prescribed by this part do not apply to a person who enters or passes through or over the Canal Zone in a nonimmigration sense from the Republic of Panama when he is legally in the Republic and has not been excluded or deported from the Canal Zone. However, such persons shall be subject to exclusion for any of the reasons set forth in § 59.1 (a)(1)–(12) as not having been legally and regularly admitted to the Canal Zone.

(b) A person, other than a citizen or permanent resident of the Republic of Panama, who enters the Canal Zone under the provisions of this section may not accept or be given employment therein unless and until he is legally and regularly admitted thereto and security for repatriation is furnished in accordance with this part.

§ 59.29 Regular entry.

(a) A person is legally and regularly admitted to the Canal Zone when he is admitted in accordance with the provisions of this part on other than a provisional, temporary, or special basis under § 59.26, § 59.27, or § 59.28, respectively. A person legally and regularly

admitted to the Canal Zone shall depart from the Canal Zone within 30 days after termination or cessation of the employment, business operation, or other activity upon which his eligibility to reside in the Canal Zone depends in accordance with operative treaty provisions between the United States and Panama or policies based upon such treaties. The 30day period herein allowed for departure from the Canal Zone may be extended in appropriate cases by the Immigration Service.

(b) A person who fails to comply with the departure requirements of this section shall be subject to deportation under § 59.1(b) (3).

Subpart C-Exclusion and Deportation Procedures

§ 59.51 Preliminary investigation in exclusion and deportation proceedings. When the Chief, Immigration Service, is credibly informed or has reason to believe that a specified person in the Canal Zone is subject to exclusion or deportation under the provisions of this part, he shall cause an investigation of the case to be made.

§ 59.52 Detention in exclusion or deportation proceedings.

If, either as a result of a preliminary investigation under the preceding section, or independently of any such investigation, it is considered as established prima facie that a specified person in the Canal Zone is within one or more of the classes of persons subject to exclusion or deportation and should be excluded or deported, the Chief, Immigration Service, shall issue an order for his detention. The order shall state the class or classes subject to exclusion or deportation within which the person concerned is considered to be, and shall state the intention to exclude or to deport him, as the case may be. Upón receipt of such order the Chief, Police Division, shall cause the person concerned to be taken into custody. A copy of the detention order shall be served upon the person at the time he is taken into custody.

CROSS REFERENCE: Place of detention, see § 59.132. Release from detention, see § 59.133. § 59.53 Hearing accorded in certain deportation and exclusion proceedings. (a) A person detained under the provisions of § 59.52 whom it is proposed to