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turnkey is br has been, in the judgment of the said board,
living an improper or immoral life. Provided, however, that
the provisions of this section with reference to the retirement
of officers of police, policemen, detectives, clerks and turnkeys
after service of not less than twenty years shall not apply to
officers of police, policemen, detectives, clerks and turnkeys now
on the force or in the employ of the Police Department, but
only to such as may hereafter be appointed, and that all officers
of police, policemen, detectives, clerks and turnkeys now on
the force or in the employ of the Police Department may be
retired after faithful service for sixteen years in the same man-
ner as before the passage of this act.

SEC. 756A. The Board of Police Commissioners of the City
of Baltimore are empowered whenever in their judgment the
efficiency of the service may require it, to retire any officer of
police, policeman, detective, clerk or turnkey appointed by them
who may be ineligible in the way of length of service to retire-
ment on pay for life under the requirements of section 756
of this sub-division of this article, but who has served faith-
fully and become permanently incapacitated for active duty
and to pay such officer of police, policeman, detective, clerk or
turnkey retired as in this section provided, out of the fund
in its hands known and accounted for as the Special Fund, a
sum of money not to exceed one year's salary allowed to him
by law at the time of his said retirement, provided the said
board shall in all cases before making such retirement procure
and file among their records a certificate of 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.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of
laws inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed; otherwise
to remain in full force and effect.

SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That this act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1912.

CHAPTER 190.

AN ACT to repeal Chapter 257 of the Acts of the General
Assembly of Maryland of 1902, entitled "An Act to repeal
Chapter 111 of the Acts of the General Assembly of Mary-
land of 1900, and to add additional sections to Article 81