clared by this title to be nonmailable, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. Venue of actions.Any person violating any provision of this title may be tried and punished either in the district in which the unlawful matter or publication was mailed, or to which it was carried by mail for delivery according to the direction thereon, Post, p. 554.or in which it was caused to be delivered by mail to the person to whom it was addressed.
TITLE XIII.
General provisions.GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Section 1. "United States."
Territory included in term.The term "United States" as used in this Act includes the Canal Zone and all territory and waters, continental or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States .
Sec. 2. Philippine Islands and Canal Zone.
Jurisdiction of courts in.The several courts of first instance in the Philippine Islands and the district court of the Canal Zone shall have jurisdiction of offenses under this Act committed within their respective districts, and concurrent jurisdiction with the district courts of the United States of offenses under this Act committed u on the high seas, and of Conspiracies.
Vol. 35, p. 1096.conspiracies to commit such offenses, as defined by section thirty-seven of the Act entitled "An Act to codify, revise, and amend the penal laws of the United States," approved March fourth, nineteen hundred and nine, and the provisions of said section, for the purpose of this Act, are hereby extended to the Philippine Islands, and to the Canal Zone. Duties of district attorneys.In such cases the district attorneys of the Philippine Islands and of the Canal Zone shall have the powers and perform the duties provided in this Act for United States attorneys.
Sec. 3. Prior offenses, etc., subject to former laws.Offenses committed and penalties, forfeitures, or liabilities incurred prior to the taking effect hereof under any law embraced in or changed, modified, or repealed by any chapter of this Act may be prosecuted and punished, and suits and proceedings for causes arising or acts done or committed prior to the taking effect hereof may be commenced and prosecuted, in the same manner and with the same effect as if this Act had not been passed.
Sec. 4. Invalidity of any clause, etc., not to affect remainder of Act.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 invalidate the remainder thereof but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
Approved, June 15, 1917.
June 15, 1917 [S. J. Res. 70.]
[Pub. Res., No. 6.]
Chap. 31.—Joint Resolution Relating to the service of certain retired officers of the Army.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Army.
Eligibility of retired officers for active Engineer service.That when retired officers of the Army, any portion of whose active service was in the Corps of Engineers, are called back into active service they shall be eligible to fill any position required by law to be filled by an officer of the Corps of Engineers.
Approved, June 15, 1917.
