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“...original jurisdiction coextensive with the
subdivision in which it is situated of all civil cases in which the
principal sum claimed does not exceed three hundred dollars, and
all criminal cases wherein the punishment that may be imposed
shall not exceed a fine of one hundred 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 investi-
gations in charges of felony and offenses under section ten 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...”
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