PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, GOVERNOR. 373

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That section 756 of Article 4 of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland, entitled "City of Baltimore," sub-title
"Police Commissioners," as repealed and re-enacted by Chapter
494 of the Acts of 1898, as amended by Chapter 233 of the
Acts of 1900, as amended by Chapter SI of the Acts of 1902,
as amended by Chapter 391 of the Acts of 1910, be and the
same is hereby repealed and re-enacted with amendments; and
that the following additional section be added thereto, to follow
section 756, and to be known and designated as section 756A,
so as to read as follows.

SEC. 756. In addition to the sums of money now author-
ized by law to be paid out of the fund in the hands of the
Board of Police Commissioners of Baltimore City and known
and accounted for as a special fund; the said Board of Police
Commissioners are empowered whenever, in their opinion, the
efficiency of the service may require it, to retire any officer of
police, policeman, detective, clerk or turnkey appointed by them
and pay him in monthly instalments out of said special fund
for life a sum of money equal to one-half of the amount of
money monthly paid to such officer of police, policeman, detec-
tive, clerk or turnkey as provided by law; provided, however,
he shall have served faithfully not less than twenty years as
such officer of police, policeman, detective, clerk or turnkey,
or shall have been permanently disabled in the discharge of his
duty as such officer of police, policeman, detective, clerk or
turnkey; and the said Board of Police Commissioners shall in
all cases before making such retirement procure and file away
among their records a certificate signed by a majority of the
police physicians of Baltimore City that the person proposed
to be retired has been thoroughly examined by them, and that
he is incapable of performing active duty; and it shall be the
duty of such officer of police, policeman, detective, clerk or
turnkey so retired to perform such police duties and at such
times as the said Board of Police Commissioners shall deem
proper, said terms of service not to exceed seven days during
any year, and for such services no extra compensation shall be
allowed by said board; and the said board shall have the
power in their discretion to suspend payment to any such
officer of police, policeman, detective, clerk or turnkey for a
term not to exceed three months for the first offense; for the
second offense, for a term not to exceed six months, and for
the third offense, any officer of police, policeman, detective,
clerk or turnkey shall be subject to dismissal upon proof given
that the said officer of police, policeman, detective, clerk or