THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 1693

of the current pay of officers holding the same rank as the
retired officer; and

WHEREAS, at the time of his retirement, John J. White, Jr.,
was considered an employee of the Police Department and was
granted a pension equal to one-half of his compensation but
since the office of Chief Clerk has been abolished, he continues
to receive a pension equal to one-half the pay he was receiving
in 1937 which was approximately the amount a retired lieu-
tenant in the Police Department would have received at that
time; and

WHEREAS, retired lieutenants now receive a pension equal
to one-half the current pay of lieutenants; and

WHEREAS, John J. White, Jr., retired Chief Clerk of the
Traffic Court, should be granted the same rights; now therefore

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the Police Commissioner of Baltimore City be and
he is hereby authorized and directed to pay to John J. White,
Jr., retired Chief Clerk of the Traffic Court, a pension equal
in amount to the pension paid a retired lieutenant of the
Police Department of said City.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1951.

Approved April 27, 1951.

CHAPTER 561
(House Bill 245)

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 27 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1939 Edition and 1947 Supplement), title
"Crimes and Punishments", said new section to be known
as Section 302-7/8, to follow immediately after Section
302-3/4, as said section was enacted by the Acts of 1950,
and to be under the sub-title "Gaming", relating to the play-
ing of bingo in Washington County.

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