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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

partnership, shall be prima facie evidence of
said partnership and of the persons composing
the same as therein set forth, or if made on
behalf of any body corporate by any person
therein alleging himself to be a charter officer
thereof shall be prima facie evidence of the fact
of its corporation as therein set forth.

Effective.

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

Approved April 4, 1888.

Chapter 393.

AN ACT to provide for the retiring and pension-
ing of the officers and men of the "Baltimore
city fire department.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-

May retire
and pension.

bly of Maryland, That the board of fire com-
missioners of the city of Baltimore may retire
from office in the fire department any perma-
nent or call member thereof who has become
permanently disabled while in the actual per-
formance of duty, or who has performed faith-
ful service in the department for a period of not
less than twenty consecutive years, and place
the member so retired upon a pension roll.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the amount of

Amount of
pension.

such annual pension to be allowed by said board
of fire commissioners to each pensioner shall be
four hundred dollars per annum, payable in
monthly instalments.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That for
the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the

Directed tc
appropriate.

foregoing sections the mayor and city council
of Baltimore are hereby directed to appropriate
annually such sums of money as shall be suffi-
cient to pay the pension of such members of the
fire department as shall be put upon said pen-
sion roll under the provisions of the foregoing
sections.

Approved April 5, 1888.