the court, agree to receive, the court shall, if the agreement is made or acknowledged in its presence, dismiss the action upon the payment, by the defendant, of the costs of the proceeding. The court shall cause a memorandum of the agreement to be entered upon the docket. § 465. Competency of mother to testify; dying declarations

(a) In an action pursuant to this subchapter, the mother is a competent witness, unless she is otherwise legally incompetent.

(b) If the mother is dead at the time of trial, her declaration made at the time of travail and persevered in as her dying declaration shall be evidence.

§ 466. Judgment; payments

(a) If, in an action pursuant to this subchapter, it is determined that the defendant is the father of the child, the court shall adjudge him the father of the child and he shall be responsible for the maintenance of the child up to the age of 21 years, in such reasonable sums as the court may order, as well as for the costs of the action.

(b) In addition, the court may order the father to pay special sums for the expense caused the mother by the birth, for the child's education, and for expenses caused by the child's sickness or death, and to pay such attorney fees of the plaintiff as the court, in its discretion, allows.

(c) Amounts paid for support of the illegitimate child shall ordinarily be paid in advance in bi-weekly installments.

(d) Compromises between the parents of an illegitimate child are valid only if approved by the court.

(e) Money paid by the father for the support of an illegitimate child shall be spent solely for the benefit of the child.

§ 467. Writ of execution on failure to make support payments

(a) If default is made in the payment of money toward the support of an illegitimate child, the court, upon application of the plaintiff, may issue a writ of execution. The execution shall be served and satisfied as executions upon a civil judgment, except that an exemption may not be allowed against a writ issued for nonpayment of money for support of an illegitimate child.

(b) An execution may not issue, however, except for payments due within the six months next preceding the issuance of the execution. § 468. Action when putative father has died; claim against estate when father dies

(a) If the father of an illegitimate child dies before its birth or within a year after it was born, and before an action against him for the support of the child has been brought to conclusion, an action may be brought for the support of the child against his estate, and if it is adjudged that the deceased was the father of the child, the amounts necessary for the support of the child may be collected from his estate in the same manner as any other debt.

(b) If a man who has been ordered to pay for the support of a child dies before the child is 21 years old, the amounts he was ordered to pay may be collected from his estate, except that—

(1) if he leaves a widow or legitimate children, the amounts to be collected from his estate for his illegitimate children shall not exceed the inheritance of a legitimate child; and

(2) nothing may be paid from his estate for the support of an illegitimate child until the creditors of the estate have been fully

satisfied.

Subchapter II-Blood Tests to Determine Paternity

§ 491. Authority for test

In a civil action, in which paternity is a relevant fact, including an action in the district court pursuant to subchapter I of this chapter, the court, upon its own initiative or upon suggestion made by or on behalf of any person whose blood is involved may, or upon motion of any party to the action made at a time so as not to delay the proceedings unduly, shall order the mother, child and alleged father to submit to blood tests. If a party refuses to submit to such tests, the court may resolve the question of paternity against that party or enforce its order if the rights of others and the interests of justice so require.

§ 492. Selection of experts

The tests provided by section 491 of this title shall be made by experts qualified as examiners of blood types who shall be appointed by the court. The experts shall be called by the court as witnesses to testify to their findings and shall be subject to cross-examination by the parties. A party or person at whose suggestion the tests have been ordered may demand that other experts, qualified as examiners of blood types, perform independent tests under orders of court, the results of which may be offered in evidence. The number and qualifications of experts shall be determined by the court.

§ 493. Compensation of expert witnesses

(a) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, the court shall fix the compensation of each expert witness appointed by the court at a reasonable amount. It shall be paid as the court shall order. The court may order that it be paid by the parties in such proportions and at such times as it shall prescribe, and that, after payment by the parties, all or part or none of it be taxed as costs in the action. The fee of an expert witness called by a party but not appointed by the court shall be paid by the party calling him but shall not be taxed as costs in the action.

(b) If an expert witness appointed by the court is employed by serving with an agency of the United States in the Canal Zone, he may not receive a fee but shall receive his regular full pay for the time spent in performing his services as an expert, without deduction from time allowed him for leave of absence authorized by law.

§ 494. Effect of test results

If the court finds that the conclusions of all the experts, as disclosed by the evidence based upon the tests, are that the alleged father is not the father of the child, the question of paternity shall be resolved accordingly. If the experts disagree in their findings or conclusions, the question shall be submitted upon all the evidence. If the experts conclude that the blood tests show the possibility of the alleged father's paternity, admission of this evidence is within the discretion of the court, depending upon the infrequency of the blood type. § 495. Applicability to criminal actions

This subchapter applies to criminal cases subject to the following limitations and provisions:

(1) an order for the tests shall be made only upon application of a party or on the court's initiative;

(2) the compensation of the experts shall be paid by the Canal Zone Government, except that, if the expert is one who falls within the scope of section 493 (b) of this title, that subsection is applicable;

(3) the court may direct a verdict of acquittal upon the conclusions of all the experts pursuant to section 494 of this title, otherwise the case shall be submitted for determination upon all the evidence.

§ 496. Uniformity of interpretation

This subchapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those States which enact it.

§ 497. Short title

This subchapter may be cited as the Uniform Act on Blood Tests to Determine Paternity.

Sec.

531. Jurisdiction.

CHAPTER 17-CHANGE OF NAME

532. Petition for change of name.

533. Order to show cause; posting. 534. Hearing; order.

§ 531. Jurisdiction

Applications for changes of names shall be heard and determined by the district court.

§ 532. Petition for change of name

An application for change of name may be made to the division of the district court where the person whose name is proposed to be changed resides, by petition, signed by the person or, if the person is under 21 years of age, if a male, and under 18 years of age, if a female, by one of the parents, if living, or, if both are dead, then by the guardian or, if there is no guardian, then by some near relative

or friend.

The petition shall specify the place of birth and residence of the person, his or her present name, the name proposed, and the reason for the change of name. If the father of the person is not living, the petition shall name, so far as known to the petitioner, the near relatives of the person, and their places of residence.

§ 533. Order to show cause; posting

Upon the filing of the petition, the court shall make an order reciting the filing of the application, the name of the person by whom it is filed and the name proposed, and directing all persons interested in the matter to appear before the court, at a time and place specified, not less than four or more than eight weeks from the time of making the order, to show cause why the application for change of name should not be granted. A copy of the order to show cause shall be posted by the clerk of the court in three of the most public places in the division in which the court is held, for a period of four successive weeks. Proof of the posting shall be made to the satisfaction of the court at the time of the hearing of the petition.

§ 534. Hearing; order

Objections may be filed by any person who can show the court good reason against the change of name. On the hearing of the petition, the court may examine on oath any of the petitioners, remonstrants, or other persons, touching the application, and may make an order changing the name, or dismissing the petition, as the court deems right and proper.

SEC. 2. Section 13 (a) of the Act of July 25, 1958 (Public Law 85-550, 72 Stat. 410; 5 U.S.C., sec. 2252 note), is amended by striking out the designation "(1)" preceding the first clause, and by striking out clause (2).

SEC. 3. (a) Section 14 of Title 18, United States Code, as amended, is amended to read as follows:

"§ 14. Applicability to Canal Zone; definition

"(a) In addition to the sections of this title which by their terms apply to and within the Canal Zone, the following sections of this title apply to and within the Canal Zone: 6, 8, 11, 45, 201, 202, 287, 331, 371, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 497, 498, 499, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 594, 595, 598, 600, 601, 604, 605, 608, 611, 612, 703, 752, 755, 756, 792, 793, 794, 795, 796, 797, 798, as added by section 24(a) of the Act of October 31, 1951 (chapter 655, 65 Stat. 719), 798 as added by section 4 of the Act of June 30, 1953 (chapter 175, 67 Stat. 133), 799, 915, 917, 951, 953, 954, 956, 957, 958, 959, 960, 961, 962, 963, 964, 965, 966, 967, 1001, 1017, 1024, 1073, 1301, 1364, 1381, 1382, 1542, 1543, 1544, 1546, 1584, 1621, 1622, 1761, 1821, 1914, 1991, 2151, 2152, 2153, 2154, 2155, 2156, 2157, 2199, 2231, 2234, 2235, 2274, 2275, 2277, 2381, 2382, 2383, 2384, 2385, 2387, 2388, 2389, 2390, 2421, 2422, 2423, 2424, 3042, 3059, 3105, 3109, 3187, 3195, 3500.

(b) The term 'Canal Zone', as used in the sections of this title which by their terms apply to and within the Canal Zone, and as used in subsection (a) of this section, includes the area designated as the Canal Zone by sections 1 and 2 of Title 2, Canal Zone Code; and it also includes the corridor over which the United States of America exercises jurisdiction pursuant to the provisions of Article IX of the General Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between the United States of America and the Republic of Panama, signed March 2, 1936, to the extent that the application, to the corridor, of the sections mentioned in this subsection, and of those specified in subsection (a) of this section, is consistent with the nature of the rights of the United States in the corridor as provided by treaty.

"(c) The definitions of the terms prescribed by sections 5 and 10, or other sections of this title, are modified to effectuate the applicability of the sections enumerated by subsection (a) of this section to and within the Canal Zone."

(b) The analysis of chapter 1 of Title 18, United States Code, as amended, preceding section 1 of that title, is amended by striking out the item "14. Applicability to Canal Zone.", and in lieu thereof inserting "14. Applicability to Canal Zone; definition.".

SEC. 4. (a) Chapter 311 of Title 18, United States Code, as amended, is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following section:

"§ 4210. Warrants to retake Canal Zone parole violators

"An officer of a Federal penal or correctional institution, or a Federal officer authorized to serve criminal process within the United States, to whom warrant issued by the Governor of the Canal Zone for the retaking of a parole violator is delivered, shall execute the warrant by taking the prisoner and holding him for delivery to a representative of the Governor of the Canal Zone for return to the Canal Zone.".

(b) The analysis of chapter 311 of Title 18, United States Code, preceding section 4201 of that title, is amended by adding the following item:

"4210. Warrants to retake Canal Zone parole violators.".

SEC. 5. Title IV of the chapter designated by paragraph (2) of section 501 of the Act of June 30, 1958 (Public Law 85-477, chapter II, 72 Stat. 270) as chapter II of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, is further amended by adding to section 414 thereof (68 Stat. 848; 22 U.S.C., sec. 1934), as amended by paragraph (k)` of

section 205 of the said Act of June 30, 1958 (72 Stat. 267), the following subsection:

(d) This section applies to and within the Canal Zone.".

SEC. 6. That part of section 1 of the Act of June 12, 1917 (chapter 27, 40 Stat. 105), constituting the third full paragraph on page 179 of Volume 40, Statutes at Large (24 U.S.C., sec. 196), as amended, is amended to read as follows:

"Upon the application of the Governor of the Canal Zone, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare may transfer to Saint Elizabeths Hospital, in the District of Columbia, for treatment, any American citizen subject to a hospitalization order issued under section 1637 of Title 5 of the Canal Zone Code, whose legal residence in one of the States, territories, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or the District of Columbia for the purpose of eligibility for public medical care it has been impossible to establish. Upon the ascertainment of the legal residence of persons so transferred to Saint Elizabeths Hospital, the superintendent of that hospital shall thereupon transfer them to their respective places of residence, and the expenses attendant thereon shall be paid from the appropriation for the support of Saint Elizabeths Hospital.".

SEC. 7. The first sentence of section 414 of Title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "All government publications and law books furnished to justices, judges, clerks of courts, and United States attorneys of the United States and its territories and possessions, and other officers of the United States or an agency thereof shall be transmitted to their successors in office.".

SEC. 8. Subsection (b) of section 547 of Title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting "including those of the courts or Government of the Canal Zone," after "United States," so that the subsection will read as follows:

"(b) He shall execute all lawful writs, process and orders issued under authority of the United States, including those of the courts and Government of the Canal Zone, and command all necessary assistance to execute his duties.".

SEC. 9. Section 1404 of Title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding subsection (d) thereto, to read as follows:

"(d) As used in this section, 'district court' includes the United States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone; and 'district' includes the territorial jurisdiction of that court.".

SEC. 10. Section 1406 of Title 28, United States Code, as amended, is amended by adding subsection (d) thereto, to read as follows:

"(d) As used in this section, district court' includes the United States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone; and 'district' includes the territorial jurisdiction of that court.".

SEC. 11. Section 2 of the Act of November 15, 1941 (chapter 471, 55 Stat. 763; 50 U.S.C., sec. 191a), is amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 2. When the Coast Guard operates as a part of the Navy pursuant to section 3 of Title 14, United States Code, the powers conferred on the Secretary of the Treasury by section 1, title II, of the Act of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 220; U.S.C., title 50, sec. 191), shall vest in and be exercised by the Secretary of the Navy.".

SEC. 12. Section 4 of the Act of November 15, 1941 (chapter 471, 55 Stat. 763; 50 U.S.C., sec. 191b), as amended by subsection (b) of section 2 of the Act of September 26, 1950 (chapter 1049, 64 Stat. 1038), is amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 4. This Act and section 91 of Title 14, United States Code, do not affect the authority conferred upon the Governor of the Canal Zone by the second paragraph of section 1, title II, Act of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 220; U.S.C., title 50, sec. 191), notwithstanding the