PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 37-39-APR . 5, 1939 April 5, 1939 TS. 1123] [Public, No. 21] District of Colum- bia. 37 Stat. 987. 26D.C.Code§82. Inspection, etc., of gasandelectricmeters. Expense, by whom borne. sentence: "The garnishee, in any case in which the property or credits attached or sought to be attached is held by him in the name of or for the account of another than the defendant, shall retain such property or credits during the period pending determination by the court of the propriety of the attachment or the rightful owner of such property or credits, and, during such period, shall incur no liability whatsoever for such retention." Approved, April 5, 1939. [CHAPTER 38] AN ACT To amend paragraph 57 of section 8 of the Act entitled "An Act making appro- priations to provide for the expenses of the government of the District of Colum- bia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1914, and for other purposes", approved March 4, 1913. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subparagraph fifth, paragraph 57, of section 8 of the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations to provide for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1914, and for other purposes", approved March 4, 1913 (37 Stat. 974), be amended by deleting the words "four per centum, if an electric meter, or more than" and deleting ", if a gas meter," so that the said subparagraph when so amended shall read as follows: "If any consumer to whom a meter has been furnished shall request the Commission in writing to inspect such meter, the Commission shall have the same inspected and tested; if the same, on being so tested, shall be found to be more than 2 per centum defective or incorrect to the prejudice of the consumer, the inspector shall order the gas or electrical corporation forthwith to remove the same and to place instead a correct meter, and the expense of such inspection and test shall be borne by the corporation; if the same, on being so tested, shall be found to be correct, the expense of such inspection and test shall be borne by the consumer." Approved, April 5, 1939. [CHAPTER 391 AN A("1' April S, 19392"9 "- - .- [S. 112.I __ To provide for the appointment of research assistants in the public schools of the [Public, No. 221 District of Columbia, and for other purposes. District of Colum- bia. Public schools. Research asistants; appointment, qualifi- cations, salary. 43 Stat. 367. 7D.C.Code§31. Group assignments. Promotions. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Board of Education is hereby authorized to appoint research assistants who shall qualify for said positions by meeting such eligibility require- ments as the said Board may prescribe and who shall on appointment be assigned to salary class 2 of article I of the Teachers' Salary Act, approved June 4, 1924, in accordance with the professional qualifica- tions which they possess at the time of appointment. SEC. 2. Research assistants shall be appointed to either group A or group C of said salary class 2 in accordance with the eligibility quali- fications possessed and the character of duties to be performed by such research assistants. SEC. 3. Research assistants shall be promoted to group B or group D of said salary class 2 on the basis of such evidence of superior work and increased professional attainments as the Board of Education may prescribe. [53 STAT.
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