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stores and other combustible matter in such quantities or in
such, places in the city as may be deemed dangerous. To pro-
vide for the inspection of oils or fluids made from petroleum
or its products, to be used for illuminating purposes, offered for
sale in the City of Baltimore, and for the appointment of in-
spectors for that purpose, and to impose such, fines and penal-
ties as it may deem necessary and proper in the premises. To
fix by ordinance the standard or flashing point of oils, or fluids
made from petroleum or its products, used for illuminating; pur-
poses, and offered for sale in said city, and to provide for the
inspection of the same, and for the appointment of inspectors
for that purpose.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That Section 70 of said
Article 4 (Revised Edition, 1915^s), title "City of Baltimore,"
sub-title "Board of Fire Commissioners," be and the same is
hereby repealed and re-enacted with amendments so as to read
as follows:

70. The Board of Fire Commissioners of the City of Balti-
more may retire from office in the Fire Department any perma-
nent or call member thereof who has become permanently dis-
abled while in the actual performance of duty, or who has per-
formed faithful service in the department for a period of not
less than twenty consecutive years, or who may become unable
to perform further service by reason of age or other physical or
mental disabilities, and place the member so retired upon a
pension roll. And said Board may also provide for the relief
of the widows and children of firemen who may be killed in the
discharge of duty. The amount of such annual pension to be
allowed by said Board of Fire Commissioners to each pensioner
shall be equal to one-half the yearly amount received by mem-
bers of the said department in active service in the same grade
or occupying the same position as, or positions most similar
to that occupied by the said pensioner at the time of his retire-
ment, per annum, payable in monthly installments.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore shall make provision in the Ordinance of
Estimates for the year 1923 and for all years thereafter for
pensions to retired firemen in accordance with the provisions of
this Act.

SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That each section of this bill,
and every part of each section, are hereby declared to be inde-