Clergymen Social Security Deadline Reminder Sounded Clergymen were warned today; they have only until April i;"> :■> elect to come under federal social se CUVi'> il they have not .ilieadv d.m-'1 so. .Tames W Dimviddie, mana-n r of Lynchburg Di.-.tiict Social Recuiily i j office said that most of ti e clergy men in this area already have come 1 under the provisions of the Social | ] Secur.ty law us amended in i:i54. j However, he said he was concerend I about part-time ministers and those Who may sow be lerehin;; oi ei ! gaged in sotr.i other oca ipaim iand might not qualif* b■:->r■. the deadline. The April 13 deadline applic-s u those clergymen who in each of tin years 195,5 and Itc.-.i had $4tn or mon lit net earning front self-employ ment. any part of which \va from thfe performance ot thei duties. Other clergymen haw- a bli ther period in which to elect to come under social security llmv- ] eve 195 l eluded this rnusi be done by Apr,; 15. Dimviddie said Under the original nonai < o: - a ' ■ law, ministers, p r i <•I - mobs Christian Science pracutki , - members of religious ere 1 uei exempt from the payment of . . : ,y security taxes on earnings from pn formance of their religion, dutn s The 1954 amendments p e r m i ; them to waive this exempt, i: social security taxes individually as self employed p e r . o n hf-tumii with 195.1. and earn .social : ocunty benefits.

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