816 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 633

24A. The Mayor, Counselor, and Aldermen of the City of
Annapolis may, in their discretion, investigate the matter of
providing retirement pensions for city employees and officers
whose compensation is paid by the Mayor, Counselor, and
Aldermen of the City of Annapolis and may, in their discre-
tion, establish and maintain a general city retirement or pen-
sion system for such employees and officers; and for these pur-
poses said Mayor, Counselor, and Aldermen of said City of
Annapolis may (a) employ such person or persons as they
deem necessary under their direction, to investigate the mat-
ter of providing such pensions, and to prepare, establish, main-
tain and administer a system which will operate on a sound
actuarial basis, (b) prescribe classifications and conditions of
admission or exclusion from any system adopted, and provide
for a general system of allowances, benefits and payments to
the members of such system, or in the case of their death, to
the dependents, and prescribe all rules and regulations neces-
sary or advisable for the operation of such system; (e) appro-
priate and expend such sums as may be necessary to pay for
all salaries, expenses, contributions and charges arising out
of the exercise of the powers herein conferred.

The Mayor, Counselor, and Aldermen of the City of Annap-
olis may, if they deem it advisable, take such steps as may be
necessary, if any, to have any or all such employees and officers
included within the operation of any Federal, State or other
pension or retirement system under the terms of which they
are admissible.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1943.

Approved May 4, 1943.

CHAPTER 633.
(House Bill 705)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sub-section
(n) of Section 1 of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Alcoholic Beverages", au-
thorizing the Mayor, Counselor and Aldermen of the City
of Annapolis to prescribe the definition of "hotel" for pur-
poses of alcoholic beverages.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary^
land, That Sub-section (n) of Section 1 of Article 2B of the