1230 ARTICLE 4.

1912, ch. 567.

777-1. That this Act shall be construed to mean that at all times
hereafter the remuneration of every retired member of the police force of
Baltimore City shall be one-half the remuneration or pay of those members
of the police force in active service occupying a grade or rank similar to
the grade or rank occupied by the retired member at the time of his retire-
ment, and that whenever the remuneration for any of the grades or ranks
of the active members of the Police Department are increased, the re-
muneration of those retired members of the Police Department who held
the same grade or rank at the time of their retirement that the increased
pay applies to, then in that event the remuneration of the retired member
of that grade or rank shall be one-half of such remuneration as the increase
provides for, and no less.

See Section 777.

Pensions not based on extra pay or bonus for length of service, but on base pay
only. Leitch v. Gaither, 151 Md. 167.

1916, ch. 455.

777A. The said Police Commissioner is hereby authorized, empow-
ered and directed to include the Signal and Telephone Operators of the
various Station Houses of Baltimore City, within the provisions of Sec-
tion 777 of this Article, so that they may enjoy the same rights and
privileges and benefits, subject to the same limitations and conditions, as
are therein prescribed and conferred for the retiring of the members of
the Police Force for said City of Baltimore, provided, however, that the
said Signal and Telephone Operators of the several Station Houses of
Baltimore City shall pay into the Special Fund the regular percentage,
from the time of their appointment, with interest in addition to the
regular percentage, required under this Act.

Police Pension Cases, 131 Md. 317.

1906, ch. 456.

777A1. The said Police Commissioner is hereby authorized, empow-
ered and directed to include the Superintendent of Matrons and the Ma-
trons of the several station-houses of Baltimore City within the provisions
of Section 777 of this Article so that they may enjoy the same rights and
privileges and benefits, subject to the same limitations and conditions as
are therein prescribed and conferred for the retiring of the members of
the police force for the said City of Baltimore; provided, however, that
the said Superintendent of Matrons and the Matrons of the several sta-
tion-houses of Baltimore City within the provisions of Section 777 of this
Article shall pay into the Special Fund the sum of ten dollars ($10.00)
per annum for the next succeeding three years in addition to the regular
percentage required under the special pension Act.
Police Pension Cases, 131 Md. 317.

1922, ch. 389.

777AA. The said Police Commissioner is hereby authorized, empow-
ered and directed to include the charwomen of the several station-houses