An Act to amend section 1089 of the Code of Law for the District of Columbia relating to attachment proceedings.
PL 83-748 (H.R.8128), enacted 08/31/1954

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PUBLIC LAW 748-AUG. 31, 1954 
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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 con-
tributions. 
August 31, 1954 
[H. R. 7785] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatwes 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That section 8 (c) 
(1) of the Civil Service Ketirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended, 
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 pur-
chased 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) Tlie increases in annuity provided by this subsection sliall 
be paid from the civil-service retirement and disability fund." 
SEC. 3. The amendment to section 12 (c) (1) of the Civil Service 
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 
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. 
Retirement 
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nuity» 
66 Stat. 722. 
5 u s e 736c. 
Ante, p. 23. 
Effective date. 
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 
[H. R. 8128] 
to attachment proceedings. 
Be it enxicted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled. 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 per-
jury"; (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 matei-ial matter shall be subject to the penalties 
prescribed for perjury." 
Approved August 31, 1954. 
D. C. attachment 
proceedings. 
31 Stat. 1360.