An Act to adjust the salaries of the judges of the Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, the salaries of the judges of the Municipal Court for the District of Columbia, the salary of the judge of the District of Columbia Tax Court, and the salary of the judge of the Juvenile Court of the District of Columbia
PL 84-139 (S.727), enacted 07/11/1955

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PUBLIC LAW 139-JULY 11, 1955 
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SEC. 12. It is hereby declared to be the continuing sense of the Con-
gress that the Communist regime in China has not demonstrated its 
willingness to fulfill the obligations contained in the Charter of the 
United Nations and should not be recognized to represent China in the 
United Nations. 
Approved July 8, 1955. 
J u l y H , 1955 
[S. 727] 
Public Law 139 
CHAPTER 302 
AN ACT 
To adjust the salaries of judges of the Municipal Court of Appeals for the 
District of Columbia, the salaries of the judges of the Municipal Court for the 
District of Columbia, the salary of the judge of the District of Columbia Tax 
Court, and the salary of the judge of the Juvenile Court of the District of 
Columbia. 
D. C. judges. 
Salaries. 
63 Stat. 483. 
63 Stat. 482. 
66 Stat. 547. 
52 Stat. 601. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the fourth 
sentence of the sixth paragraph of section 6 of the Act entitled "An 
Act to consolidate the Police Court of the District of Columbia and 
the Municipal Court of the District of Columbia, to be known as 
'The Municipal Court for the District of Columbia', to create 'The 
Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia', and for 
other purposes", approved April 1,1942, as amended (I). C. Code, sec. 
11-771), is amended by striking out "$14,500" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "$19,000", and by striking out "$14,000" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "$18,500". 
SEC. 2. The fourth sentence of section 2 of such Act of April 1, 
1942, as amended (D. C. Code, sec. 11-753), is amended by striking 
out "$13,500" and inserting in lieu thereof "$18,000", and by striking 
out "$13,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$17,500". 
SEC. 3. The first sentence of the second paragraph of section 2 of 
title I X of the District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1937, as amended 
(D. C. Code, sec. 47-2402), is amended by striking out "$13,000" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "$17,500". 
SEC. 4. The last sentence of section 19 of the Juvenile Court Act 
of the District of Columbia (D. C. Code, sec. 11-920) is amended 
to read as follows: "The salary of the judge shall be $17,500 per 
annum." 
Approved July 11, 1955. 
Public Law 140 
CHAPTER 303 
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AN ACT 
July 11, 1955 
[H. R. 619] 
To provide that all United States currency shall bear the inscription "In God 
We Trust". 
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currency 
i p tion on 
and coins. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That at such time as 
new dies for the printing of currency are adopted in connection with 
the current program of the Treasury Department to increase the 
capacity of presses utilized by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, 
the dies shall bear, at such place or places thereon as the Secretary 
of the Treasury may determine to be appropriate, the inscription "In 
God We Trust", and thereafter this inscription shall appear on all 
United States currency and coins. 
Approved July 11, 1955,