member BUT IN NO EVENT LESS THAN $100.00 PER MONTH
said benefits to be paid to the widow (or children as above pro-
vided), conditioned, however, that the provisions of Sections 587
and 588 shall not apply to a widow unless she shall have been married
to a deceased member for at least five years preceding his death,
and shall not apply to widows of members whose marriage occurred
subsequent to retirement.

Nothing in Sections 587 and 588 shall be construed to be in conflict
with the provisions of Section 586 of this Article.

All revenue derived in accordance with the terms of Section 587
shall be kept in a separate and distinct fund to be known as the
Special Fund for Widows, and shall be disbursed only for the pur-
poses provided in Sections 587 and 588.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
January 1, 1964.

Approved April 17, 1963.

J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                      695

CHAPTER 445
(House Bill 283)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 588 of
the Charter and Public Local Laws of Baltimore City (1949
Edition, being Article 4 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland), title "Baltimore City," subtitle "Police Commissioner,"
subheading "Special Fund," to increase the pension payable to
widows of certain members of the Police Department of Baltimore
City.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 588 of the Charter and Public Local Laws of Baltimore
City (1949 Edition, being Article 4 of the Code of Public Local Laws
of Maryland), title "Baltimore City," subtitle "Police Commission-
er," subheading "Special Fund," be and it is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

588.

Members of the Police Department of Baltimore City who
may be appointed after June 1, 1939, and become members of the
Special Fund, may participate in the benefits of the Special Fund for
Widows, provided eligibility to do so is established within thirty (30)
days after appointment and not otherwise.

In the event a widow, to whom a pension allowance would be paid
in accordance with the provisions of Section 587, is appointed to any
position in the Police Department of Baltimore City, the pension
allowance shall be suspended during the period of employment, and if
such member is retired on a pension, the provisions of Sections 587
and 588 shall not be applicable.

On and after January 1, 1946 1964, the pension allowance to the
widow or for the benefit of minor children shall be [ one-quarter (¼)
of the base salary of the grade or position of the deceased member in
force at the time of his deaths] a sum equal to one quarter(¼)of the
remuneration of the average active member of the Police Department

holding the same rank, or grade or position as that of the deceased