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known as the New Annexation Act, became an officer of police,
policeman, detective, clerk or turnkey of the City of Balti-
more, shall, for the purposes of sharing or participating in the
Special Fund of the Police Department of Baltimore City,
provided for by the sub-title of this Article, be entitled to and
receive full credit for the number of years and/or months
and/or days he shall have been employed as aforesaid by the
County of Baltimore or County of Anne Arundel, as the case
may be; provided, however, that he shall first contribute and
pay into the Special Fund, if he shall have been employed by
Baltimore County or Anne Arundel County as the case may
be, prior to 1900, a sum equivalent to two per centum on the
salary paid to him since the year 1900 and up to the date
when he became a member of the Police Force of Baltimore
City, or if he shall have been employed by either of said coun-
ties, subsequently to the year 1900, a sum equivalent to two
per centum on the salary paid to him since the date of his em-
ployment and up to the date when he became a member of the
Police Force of Baltimore City; provided further, that he
shall, if he has not already done so. pay into the Special Fund
two per centum of the salary paid to him, since the date when
he became a member of the Police Force of Baltimore City
and up to the date, when he makes the payment if he does so.
herein provided for; and provided further, that he shall have,
in all other respects, complied with the requirements of the
Act creating the Special Fund and providing for its expendi-
ture. The Police Commissioner is hereby authorized, empow-
ered and directed to allow the credit provided for in this sec-
tion upon the fulfillment of the conditions herein provided.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1924.

Approved April 9, 1924.

CHAPTER 146.

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 4 of the Code of Pub-
lic Local Laws of Maryland (Revised Edition of 1915),
title "City of Baltimore, " sub-title "Police Commissioner, "
said new section to be known as Section 745½ and to fol-
low immediately after Section 745¼ of said Article, pro-
viding that members of the Police Force of Anne Arundel
and Baltimore Counties who became members of the Police