JOHN WALTER SMITH, ESQ., GOVERNOR,

in monthly instalments out of said fund for life a sum of
money not to exceed one-half of the amount of money monthly
paid to him as such officer of police, policeman, detective,
clerk or turnkey at the time of his said retirement; provided,
however, he shall have served faithfully not less than sixteen
years as such officer of police, policeman, detective, clerk or
turnkey, or shall have been permanently disabled in the dis-
charge of his duty as such officer of police, policeman, detec-
tive, clerk or turnkey; and the said board shall in all cases
before making such retirement procure and file among their
records a certificate of a competent and reputable physician
that the person proposed to be retired has been thoroughly
examined by him, and that he is incapable of performing
active police duty; and it shall be the duty of any such officer
of police, policeman or detective so retired to perform such
police duties, and at such times as the Board of Police Com-
missioners shall deem proper, said terms of service not to
exceed seven days during any year, and for svich service no
extra compensation shall be allowed by said board, and the
said board shall have power in their discretion to suspend

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payment to any such officer of police, policeman or detective
for a term not to exceed three months for the first offense, for
the second offense, a term not to exceed six months, and for
the third offense, shall be subject to dismissal, upon proof
given that the said officer of police, policeman or detective is
living an improper or immoral life, said board shall have
power to suspend said payment to such clerk or turnkey, if,
in their judgment, after trial, said clerk or turnkey is living
an improper or immoral life; such a suspension to continue
as long as such a life, in the opinion of the said board, is
persued by said clerk or turnkey; provided, however, that
the provisions of this section shall not apply to any clerk
appointed by said Board of Police Commissioners who has
not premeditately prior to his appointment served in some
capacity whereby he has been required to perform police duty.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 9, 1900.

CHAPTER 234.
AN ACT to authorize the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Bal-
timore County to have prepared new equity indexes of the
equity dockets in his office.

Power to
suspend pay-
ment, etc.