826 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 374
CHAPTER 374.

AN ACT to repeal Section 777 of Article 4 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "City of Baltimore, "
sub-title "Police Commissioner, " as the same was enacted
by Chapter 567 of the Acts of Assembly for the year
1912, and to re-enact the same with amendments.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 777 of Article 4 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "City of Baltimore, "
sub-title "Police Commissioner, " as the same was enacted
by Chapter 567 of the Acts of the General Assembly for
the year 1912, be and the same is hereby repealed and re-
enacted with amendments, so as to read as follows:

777. In addition to the sums of money now authorized
by law to be paid out of the fund as above constituted and
designated, the said Police Commissioner is empowered
whenever, in his opinion, the efficiency of the service may
require it, to retire any officer of police, policeman, detec-
tive, clerk or turnkey appointed by him; and the said
Police Commissioner shall pay to such officers of police,
policeman, detective, clerk or turnkey so retired, in monthly
instalments, out of said fund, for life, a sum of money
equal to one-half the amount of money currently paid
monthly to an officer of police, policeman, detective, clerk
or turnkey, as provided by law; provided, however, he shall
have served faithfully not less than sixteen years as such
officer of police, ' policeman, detective, clerk or turnkey, or
shall have been permanently disabled in the discharge of
his duty as such officer of police, policeman, detective,
clerk or turnkey. In the event at any time of an increase
in the pay of officers of police, policeman, detective, clerk
or turnkey, every officer of police, policeman, detective,
clerk or turnkey, who shall have been or shall subsequently
be retired by the said Police Commissioner shall be entitled
to and the said Police Commissioner shall pay to him in
the manner and at and for the length of time provided in
this section for the pay of the members of the police force
who shall be retired or shall have been retired, a sum equal
to one-half of the remuneration of the active members of
the Police Department holding the same rank or
grade at the time of their retirement, to the end
and effect that every retired officer of police, police-
man, etc., shall receive the sam^ remuneration as every
other retired officer of police, policeman, etc., of like grade