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hereafter enlist in the armed forces of the United States,
and who, because of such induction or in order to per-
form such active duty or service, or because of such, en-
listment, has left or leaves a position, other than a
temporary position, in the employ of the State of Mary-
land, or of any department or agency thereof, shall (1)
if he receives a certificate of satisfactory completion
of such duty, (2) if he is still qualified to perform the duties
of such position, and (3) if he makes application for re-
employment within 40 days after he is relieved from such
active duty or service, be restored to such position or to a
position of like seniority, status and pay. Upon reinstate-
ment, the time spent by such person in the military service
shall be added to his seniority, he shall be entitled to the
same pay which persons having the same seniority and
doing the same kind of work in the department or service
involved are receiving, and he shall be restored to any merit
system or civil service status held by him at the time he
entered such military service, just as though his employ-
ment had not been interrupted.

95. The rights and status of any such person who may
be absent in such military service shall be as follows in
any pension or retirement fund or system, including the
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Maryland:
During the period of such absence, no such person or his
estate shall have any right to or be entitled to ordinary
disability benefits, accidental disability benefits, death ben-
efits, optional allowances or other disability or death bene-
fits in any such fund or system. Any such person shall
have the right during such absence to make his customary
individual contributions to said fund or system, or such
contributions may be made for him on his behalf during
such absence. Any such person, during such absence ex-
cept as herein otherwise specified, shall retain his status
and rights as a member of any such pension or retirement
fund or system (a) if he does not withdraw any part of
his accumulated contributions, and (b) if within one year
from the time he is relieved from active duty or service
he shall again be actively employed by his employer or
employing unit at the time he left for active service, and
(e) if he shall not have previously taken any other employ-
ment. If under the above restrictions any such person be
again actively employed by his said former employer or
employing unit, within one year from the time he is re-
lieved from active duty, he shall receive credit as member-
ship service for the period of his absence, provided that,
within a reasonable period after his re-employment as
aforesaid, he makes up the contributions or so much there-