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PUBLIC LAW 196—OCT. 24, 1951
Public Law 195
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AN ACT To provide for granting to officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force, the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, and the White House and United States Park Police forces additional compensation for working on holidays.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of AmeHca in Congress assembled, That under regulations promulgated by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia each officer and member of the Metropolitan Police force and of the Fire Department of the District of Columbia when he may be required to work six or more hours on any holiday, shall be entitled to receive as compensation for such holiday work, in lieu of his regular pay for that day, an amount equal to twice his daily rate of basic compensation: Provided, That no such officer or member shall be entitled to additional compensation for such holiday work for any day for which he is entitled to receive additional compensation under the provisions of Public Law 13, Eighty-second Congress, approved March 27, 1951. So much of such compensation for such holiday work as is in excess of the regular pay for such day shall not be considered as salary for the purpose of computing retirement compensation or relief payments under section 12 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 thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seventeen, and for other purposes", approved September 1, 1916, as amended, nor shall such excess compensation be subject to deduction as provided in section 5 of the Act entitled "An Act to fix the salaries of officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force and the Fire Department of the District of Columbia", approved July 1, 1930, as amended. Appropriations for personal services for the Metropolitan Police force and the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, the White House Police force, and the United States Park Police force shall be available for payment of the additional compensation authorized by this Act. SEC. 2. As used in this Act the word "holiday" means the following: The 1st day of January, the 22d day of February, the 4th day of July, the 30th day of May, the first Monday in September, the 11th day of November, Thanksgiving Day, the 25th day of December, and such other days designated by Executive order. SEC. 3. The provisions of this Act shall be applicable to the White House Police force and the United States Park Police force, under regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of the Interior, respectively. SEC. 4. The provisions of section 6 of the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seven, and for other purposes, approved June 30, 1906 (34 Stat. 763), as amended (title V, U.S.C. sec. 84), are hereby made applicable to officers and members of the ]\letropolitan Police force and the Fire Department of the District of Columbia. Approved October 24, 1951. 76100 O - 52 (PT. I) - 41
October 24, 1951 [S. 264]
D. C. Fire Department, Metropolitan Police Force. C ompensation for holiday work.
Antt, p. 27.
39 Stat. 718. D. C. Code § 4-501 dtseq.
46 Stat. 840. D.C.Code 5§ 4-503, 4-604.
"Holiday."
Applicability to U.S. Park and White House Police forces.
Computation of annual or monthly compensation.
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