Evening star., 1920-05-22

ETcSS anu sent Io tItSiutHl Ni'''oh
follows:
An act for the retirement "f en-
ployes in the classified civil service
.sand for other purposes.
Ee IL enacted by the Senate ana
House OF Representatives Of the
United States Of America in Congress
assembled. That beginning at the cA-
piration of ninety days next follow
ing the passage of this act all en-
ployes in the classified civil service
of the United States who have on that
date, or shall have on any date there
after. reached the age Of seventy
years and rendered at least fifteen
years of service computed as pre-
scribed in section of this act shall
be eligible for retirement on an an
nuity as provided in section hereof:
provided. that mechanics. city ana
rural letter carriers and post office
clerks shall be eligible for retire
ment at sixty-five years Of age. and
railway postal clerks at SiXty-two
years of age. if said mechanics. city
and rural letter carriers, post office
clerks and railway postal clerks shall
have rendered AT least fifteen years
OF service computed as prescribed
in section 3 Of this act
The provisions of this act shall in
clude Superintendents Of United
of the superintendent of the United
States Capitol building and grounds.
the Library OF Congress and the Bo
tanic Gardens. excepting persons ap-
pointed by the President and confirm
cd by the Senate, and may be extend
ed by executive order. upon recon-
mendation of the Civil Service Com
mission. to include any employe or
group of employees in the civil service
OF the United States not classified AT
h0 L
The President shall have power. in
MS discretion. to exclude from the
operation Of this act any employe or
group Of employees in the classified
clvil service whose tenure Of Office
or employment is intermittent or of
uncertain duration.
ID. 4. Employees Included.
All regular annual employees of the
municipal government of the District
OF Columbia, appointed by the COM
mission or by other competent au-
j thority, including those receiving per
olem mpensation paid out of gem
eral appropriations but whose sery-
ices are continuous. and including
public school employees excepting
schooi officers and teachers. shall be
included in the provisions of this act.
put members of the police and fire
departments shall be excluded there
from
Postmasters and such emploves of
the lighthouse service as come with
IN the provisions of section of the
act of June 20. 1918, entitled IAN act
10 authorize aids TO navigation and
Tor other works in the lighthouse
service, and for other purposes" shall
not be included in the provisions of
this act
Section .. That for the purpose of
determining the amount of annuity
which retired employees shall receive
inc Hos rfx,,,t
shall be established:
Class A shall include all employees
10 whom this act applies who shall
have served the United States for a
total period of thirty years or more
The annuity to a retired employees in
this class shall equal 90 per centum
of such employees average annual
DaSlc salary. pay. compensation
from the United States for the ten
years next preceding the date on
which he or she shall retire, pro-
vided that in no case shall an annuity
in this class exceed s720 per annum
or be less than 1850 per annum
Class b shall include all employees
to whom this act applies who shall
have served the United States for a
total period of twenty-seven years
or more. but less than thirty years.
The annuity to retired employe in
this class shall equal "a per centum
OF such employees average annual
basic salary. pay or compensation
from the United States for the ten
years next preceding the date on
which he or she shall retire. provided
that in no case shall anannuity in this
class exceed s64S per annum or be
less than 1924 per annum
Class c shall include all employees
to whom this act applies who shall
have served the United States for
total period of twenty-four years or
more. but less than twenty-seven
years The annuity to retired en-
ploye in this class shall equal As per
centum of such employees average
annual basic salary. pay. or compen-
sation from the United States for the
ten years next preceding the date
on which he or she shall retire: Pro-
nuity in this class exceed s516 per
annum. or be less than s2SS per
annum.
Class ID Employees.
Class d shall include all employees
to whom this act applies who shall
nave served the United States for
total period of twenty-one years or
more. but less than twenty-four
wears. The annuity to a retired en-
ploye in this class shall equal AZ
per centum of such employees av-
erage annual basic salary nav or
compensation from the United States
Tor the ten years next preceding the
date on which he or she shall retire:
Provided. That in no case shall an
annuity in this class exceed s5O4 per
annum. or be less than s252 per
annum.
Class Z shall include all employees
to whom this act applies who shall
have served the United States for a
total period of eighteen years or
more, but less than twenty-one wears
The annuity to retired emplove in
TINS class shall equal 36 per centum
OF such employees average annual
paste salary. pay. or compensation
from the United States for the ten
years next preceding the date on
winch he or she shall retire: Pro-
Sided. That in no case shall an an
nulty in this class exceed S432 per
annum. or be less than S2l6 per
anuum.
Class F shall include all empIoyes
70 whom this act applies who shall
nave served the United States fpr n
total period of fifteen years or more.
but less than eighteen years. The
annuity to retired empIoye in this
class shall equal 80 per centum of
such employees average annual basic
salary. pay. or compensation from the
United States for the ten years next
preceding the date on which he or
she shall retire: Provided. That in no
case shall an annuity in this class
exceed $3.50 per annum. or be less
than $3.50 per annum
The term basic salary. nav. or
compensation" wherever used in this
act Shall be so construed as to ex-
clude from the operation of the act
all bonuses, allowances overtime paw
or salary, pay. or compensation given
in addition TO the base pay of the no
sitions as fixed by Law or regulation.
Period OF Service.
Section 3. That for the purposes of
this act and subject to the provi-
sions of section 10 hereof, the period
of service shall be computed from
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