Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 69.djvu/225

 69

STAT.]

183

PUBLIC LAW 95~JUNE 28, 1955

", except that the compensation for not to exceed fifteen such offices at any one time may be fixed without regard to the numerical limitations on positions set forth in section 505 of the Classification Act of 1949(5 U.S.C.1105)";and (21) That part of section 1(d) of Reorganization Plan Numbered 8 of 1953, effective August 1, 1953 (67 Stat. 642; 5 U.S.C. sec. 133z-15 note), which reads as follows: ", except that the compensation may be fixed without regard to the numerical limitations on positions set forth in section 505 of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended ( 5 U.S.C. 1105)". SEC. 13. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, this Act shall take effect as of the first day of the first pay period which began after February 28, 1955. (b) This section and sections 8, 10, 11, and 12 shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Subsections (e) and (f) of section 4 shall take effect on the first day of the second pay period which begins after the date of enactment of this Act. (d) For the purpose of determining the amount of insurance for which an individual is eligible under the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Act of 1954, all changes in rates of compensation or salary which result from the enactment of this Act shall be held and considered to be effective as of the first day of the first pay period which begins on or after the date of such enactment. Approved June 28, 1955. Public Law 95

U.S. I. A.

Effective dates*

68 Stat. 736. 5 USC 2091 note.

CHAPTER 190

AN ACT To amend title 18 of the United1 States C states Code, relating to the mailing and transportation of obscene matter.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bapresentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the first paragraph of section 1461 of title 18 of the United States Code is amended to read as follows: "Every obscene, lewd, lascivious, indecent, filthy or vile article, matter, thing, device, or substance; and—". SEC. 2. The fifth paragraph of section 1461 of title 18, United States Code, reading "Every letter, packet, or package, or other mail matter containing any filthy, vile or indecent thing, device, or substance; and'', is hereby repealed. SEC. 3. Chapter 71 of title 18 of the United States Code is amended by inserting, immediately following section 1464 of such chapter, a new section, to be designated as section 1465, and to read as follows: "§ 1465, Transportation of obscene matters for sale or distribution. "Whoever knowingly transports in interstate or foreign commerce for the purpose of sale or distribution any obscene, lewd, lascivious, or filthy book, pamphlet, picture, film, paper, letter, writing, print, silhouette, drawing, figure, image, cast, phonograph recording, electrical transcription or other article capable of producing sound or any other matter of indecent or immoral character, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. "The transportation as aforesaid of two or more copies of any publication or two or more of any article of the character described above, or a combined total of five such publications and articles, shall create a presumption that such publications or articles are intended for sale or distribution, but such presumption shall be rebuttable.

June 28. 1955

CS. 600]

Obscene matter* M a i l i n g and transportation. 62 Stat. 768.

�