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given meritorious service as such employee for a period of
at least 15 continuous years prior to the date of such re-
tirement, he shall be paid by The Mayor and Council of
Hagerstown during the remainder of his natural life a
salary or pension per month equal to one-half of the com-
pensation being paid to him at the date of his retirement.

(b) Whenever any such driver, tiller or chauffeur shall
have given meritorious service as such employee for a
period of at least 15 continuous years, he shall be retired
upon the recommendation of the Chief Marshal of said fire
department, provided that after a physical examination
given by three physicians to be selected by said Chief Mar-
shal and acceptable to the Mayor and Council, it shall be
found that such employee is physically incapable of proper-
ly performing the duties or services required of him, and
that such disability is permanent in its nature, whereupon
such employee shall be paid by The Mayor and Council
of Hagerstown during the remainder of his natural life a
salary or pension per month equal to one-half of the com-
pensation being paid to him at the date of his retirement.

(c) Whenever, after a physical examination given by
three physicians to be selected by said Chief Marshal and
acceptable to the Mayor and Council, it shall be found that
any such driver, tiller or chauffeur shall be physically in-
capable of properly performing the duties or services re-
quired of him and that such disability is permanent in
its nature and is the direct result of an accident or injury
occurring in the course of duty while actively participating
in fighting a fire or while going to or coming from a fire,
then such employee shall be retired and he shall be paid
by The Mayor and Council of Hagerstown during the re-
mainder of his natural life a salary or pension per month
equal to one-half of the compensation being paid to him
at the date of his retirement.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 17 1949.

Approved April 22, 1949.

CHAPTER 219

(Senate Bill 142)

AN ACT to add a new sub-section to Section 74 of Ar-
ticle 2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1947 Sup-
plement), title "Alcoholic Beverages", sub-title "Hours
and Days for Sale", said new sub-section to be known