HENRY LLOYD, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

which are now in, or which may hereafter
come into, the hands of the Board of Police
Commissioners for the city of Baltimore under

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and by virtue of the provisions of existing
laws, except such sums as may come into their
hands under and by virtue of the provisions
of section eight hundred and twelve of chap-
ter three hundred and sixty-seven, of the acts
passed at the January session, eighteen hun-
dred and sixty-seven, shall constitute a fund
to be known and accounted for as the special
fund.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted. That in addition
to the sums of money now authorized by law
to be paid out of the fund so as above con-
stituted and designated, the said Board of
Police Commissioners are hereby empowered,
whenever in their opinion the efficiency of
the service may require it, to retire any officer
of Police, Policeman or Detective and pay

Special funds.

him, in monthly instalments out of the said
fund, for life, a sum of money not to exceed
one-third of the amount of money monthly
paid to him as such officer of Police, Police-
man or Detective at the time of his said retire-
ment; provided, however, he shall have served
faithfully not less than sixteen years as such
officer of Police, Policeman or Detective, or
shall have been permanently disabled in the
discharge of his duty as such officer of Police,
Policeman or Detective; and the said Board
shall, in all cases before making such retire-
ment, procure and file among their records a
certificate of a competent and reputable physi-
cian, that the person proposed to be retired
has been thoroughly examined by him and
that he is incapable of performing active po-
lice duty; provided, however, that the said
Board shall have power, in their discretion, to

To retire of-
ficers.

suspend payment to any such officer of Police,
Policeman or Detective for a term not to ex-
ceed three months for the first offence, for the
second offense a term not to exceed six months,
and for the third offense shall be subject to

Proviso.