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PUBLIC LAW 88-241-DEC. 23, 1%3

of his life, a sum equal to such proportion of his salary at the date of his retirement, resignation, or failure of reappointment upon the expiration of his term of office as the total of his aggregate years of service bears to the period of thirty years, to be paid in the same manner as his salary. The sum so received by him may not exceed his salary at the date his service ceases. (b) I n computing the years of service pursuant to this section, service in either the Police Court of the District of Colmnbia or the Municipal Court of the District of Columbia, or the Juvenile Court of the District of Columbia, as constituted prior to July 1, 1942, or the Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, or the Municipal Court for the District of Columbia, as constituted prior to January 1, 1963, shall be included whether or not the service is continuous. (c) A judge receiving retirement salary pursuant to this section may be called upon by the chief judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals or the chief judge of the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions to perform such judicial duties as may be requested of him in either of those courts, or in the Juvenile Court of the District of Columbia; but a retired jud^e shall not be required to render service for more than ninety days m a calendar year after retirement. I n case of illness or disability precluding the rendering of service the retired judge shall be fully relieved of servi(e during his illness or disability. CHAPTER IS^CORONER Sec. 11-1901. Definition. 11-1902. Inquests; exceptions; jury. 11-1903. Witnesses; attachment; contempt. 11-1904. Testimony reduced to writing in certain cases; recognizances; returns. 11-1905. Monthly reports of inquests; delivery of property. 11-1906. Fees of witnesses and jurors; allowances. §11-1901. Definition As used in this chapter, "coroner" means the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia or the officer or agency designated by the Board to perform the functions prescribed by this chapter. §11-1902. I n q u e s t s; exceptions; j u r y (a) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, the coroner shall liold an ijiquest over the body of each persoii found dead in the District when the manner and cause of death is not already known as accidental or in the course of nature. (b) The coroner may not summon or hold a juiy of inquest ovei" the body of a deceased person where it is known that the deceased came to his death by suicide, accident, mischance, or natural causes; except that where it is not known that the deceased came to his death by suicide the coroner may summon a jury. (c) A coroner's j nry shall consist of six persons. §11-1903. Witnesses; attachment; contempt The coroner may summon witnesses from any part of the District to appear before him for the purpose of giving evidence, and may rompel their attendance by attacliment. He may punish for disobedience of a lawful order, or foi- a contempt connnitted in his jiresence, by a fine of not more than $50 or iiuprisomnent of not nioj-e than 30 days.

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