An Act to amend section 331 of title 28 of the United States Code so as to provide for representation on the Judicial Conference of the United States
PL 87-253 (H.R.176), enacted 09/19/1961

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Public Law 87-252 
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A N A C T 
September 16,1961 
To make the Panama Canal Company immune from attachment or garnishment 
[H. R. 3156] 
of salaries owed to its employees, and to amend the Shipping Act, 1916. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That paragraph c,^^*""^ canai 
(d) of section 248 of title 2, Canal Zone Code, as added oy section 
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2 of the Act of June 29, 1948 (62 Stat. 1078), is amended to read as Baiaries. 
follows: 
"(d) May sue and be sued in its corporate name, but no attachment, 
garnishment, or similar process shall be issued against salaries or other 
moneys owed by the Company to its employees". 
SEC. 2. That section 2 of the Act of August 12, 1958, as amended, 
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is amended to read as follows: 
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"SEC. 2. This Act shall be effective immediately upon enactment and 
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shall cease to be effective on and after October 15, 1961: Provided, 
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however, That contracts in effect midnight September 14, 1961, shall 
remain in effect until midnight October 15,1961, unless such contracts 
terminate earlier by their own terms, or are rendered illegal under 
the terms of the first section of this Act." 
Approved September 16, 1961. 
Public Law 87-253 
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September 19, 1961 
To amend section 331 of title 28 of the United States Code so as to provide for —^•^- ^^^1 
representation on the Judicial Conference of the United States. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America 
in Congress assembled, That the first er/M^^oVthem's'*'* 
sentence of the first paragraph of section 331 of title 28 of the United ""Representation. 
States Code is amended to read as follows: 
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"The Chief Justice of the United States shall summon annually the 
chief judge of each judicial circuit, the chief judge of the Court of 
Claims, the chief judge of the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 
and a district judge from each judicial circuit to a conference at such 
time and place in the United States as he may designate." 
SEC. 2. The third paragraph of section 331 of title 28 of the United 
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States Code is amended to read as follows: 
"If the chief judge of any circuit or the district judge chosen by 
the judges of the circuit is unajble to attend, the Chief Justice may 
summon any other circuit or district judge from such circuit. If the 
chief judge of the Court of Claims, or the chief judge of the Court of 
Customs and Patent Appeals is unable to attend, the Chief Justice may 
summon an associate ]udge of such court. 
Every judge summoned 
shall attend and, unless excused by the Chief Justice, shall remain 
throughout the sessions of the conierence and advise as to the needs 
of his circuit or court and as to any matters in respect of which the 
administration of justice in the courts of the United States may be 
improved." 
SEC. 3. The second paragraph of section 605 of title 28, United 
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States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
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"Such estimates shall be approved, before presentation to the Bureau 
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of the Budget, by the Judicial Conference of the United States, except 
that the estimate with respect to the Customs Court shall be approved 
by such court." 
Approved September 19, 1961. 
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