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PUBLIC LAW 748-AUG. 31, 1954

Public Law 747

CHAPTER 1165

AN ACT To amend the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, to make permanent the increases in regular annuities provided by the Act of July 16, 1952, and to extend such increases to additional annuities purchased by voluntary contributions.

August 31, 1954 [H. R. 7785]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Retirement i United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 8(c) nuity» 66 722. (1) of the Civil Service Ketirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended, 5 uStat. 736c. se is amended by striking: out the first and second provisos therein and inserting in lieu thereof the following: '"''Provided, That such increase in annuity shall not exceed the smallest of the following amounts: (1) $324, (2) 25 per centum of the annuity, including annuity purchased by voluntary contributions under the second paragraph of section 10 of this Act, as of August 31, 1952, or (3) the sum necessary to increase such annuity, exclusive of annuity purchased by voluntary contributions under the second paragraph of section 10 of this Act, to $2,160". SEC. 2, Section 8(c)(2) of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended, is amended to read as follows: " (2) The increases in annuity provided by this subsection shall be paid from the civil-service retirement and disability fund." SEC. 3. The amendment to section 12(c)(1) of the Civil Service Ante, p. 23. Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended, made by the Act of March 6, 1954, shall take effect as of March 6, 1954. SEC. 4. Except as provided in section 3 hereof, the amendments Effective date. made by this Act shall take effect on the first day of the second calendar month following the date of enactment of this Act. Approved August 31, 1954. Public Law 748

CHAPTER 1166 AN ACT

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August 31, 1954

To amend section 1089 of the Code of Law for the District of Columbia relating to attachment proceedings.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That section 1089 of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a Code of Law for the District of Columbia", approved March 3, 1901, as amended (D. C. Code, sec. 15-304), is amended (a) by striking out "file his answers, under oath" and inserting in lieu thereof "file his answers verified by a written declaration that such answers are made under the penalties of perjury"; (b) by inserting " (a) " after "1089", and (c) by adding thereto the following new subsections: " (b) Only one attachment upon goods, chattels, and credits of a judgment debtor shall be satisfied at one time. Where more than one such attachment issued against the same judgment debtor has been served on any garnishee such attachments shall be satisfied in the order in which they were served upon the garnishee. "(c) Every person who willfully makes and subscribes any return, statement, or other document, pursuant to this section, which contains or is verified by a written declaration that it is made under the penalties of perjury, and which he does not believe to be true and correct as to every material matter shall be subject to the penalties prescribed for perjury." Approved August 31, 1954.

[H. R. 8128]

D. C. attachment proceedings. 31 Stat. 1360.

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