1124 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [Ca. 885

be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments,
to read as follows:

943B. Members of the Police Department of Baltimore City
who may be appointed after June 1st, 1939, and become mem-
bers of the Special Fund, may participate in the benefits of
the Special Fund for Widows, provided eligibility to do so is
established within thirty (30) days after appointment and not
otherwise.

In the event a widow, to whom a pension allowance would
be paid in accordance with the provisions of Section 943A,
is appointed to any position in the Police Department of
Baltimore City, the pension allowance shall be suspended
during the period of employment, and if such member is re-
tired on a pension, the provisions of Sections 943A and 943B
shall not be applicable.

The pension allowance to the widow or for the benefit of
minor children shall be one-quarter (1/4) of the base salary
of the grade or position of the deceased member in force on
January 1, 1945, said benefits to be paid to the widow (or
children as above provided), conditioned, however, that the
provisions of Sections 94BA and 943B shall not apply to a
widow unless she shall have been married to a deceased mem-
ber for at least five years preceding his death, and shall not
apply to widows of members whose marriage occurred subse-
quent to retirement.

Nothing in Sections 943A and 943B shall be construed to be
in conflict with the provisions of Section 943 of this Article.

All revenue derived in accordance with the terms of Sec-
tion 943A shall be kept in a separate and distinct fund to be
known as the Special Fund for Widows, and shall be disbursed
only for the purposes provided in Sections 943A and 943B.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1945.

Approved April 27, 1945.

CHAPTER 885.
(House Bill 204)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 20
of Article 51 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939
Edition), title "Juries", sub-title "Qualification and Selec-
tion of Jurors", relating to the compensation of jurors.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 20 of Article 51 of the Annotated Code of