THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 239

PAYMENT SHALL FIRST SUBMIT A STATEMENT,
UNDER OATH, GIVING FULL INFORMATION RE-
GARDING OTHER SOURCES OF RETIREMENT IN-
COME, INCLUDING BENEFITS FROM ALL OTHER
RETIREMENT OR PENSION SYSTEMS, SOCIAL SE-
CURITY BENEFITS, AND SIMILAR SOURCES; AND
(3) THAT THE TOTAL RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE
TO THE BENEFICIARY AND NOT THE ACTUARIAL
EQUIVALENT IN THE FORM OF ANY OPTION
CHOSEN SHALL BE USED AS THE BASIS FOR THE
DETERMINATION OF THE SUPPLEMENTARY PAY-
MENT, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO BENEFI-
CIARY WILL RECEIVE A TOTAL RETIREMENT
ALLOWANCE, TOGETHER WITH THE SUPPLEMEN-
TARY PAYMENT WHICH HE RECEIVED FROM THE
STATE OF MARYLAND, BUT NOT INCLUDING ANY
ADDITIONAL BENEFITS WHICH HE RECEIVED
FROM ANY POLITICAL SUB-DIVISION THEREOF,
WHICH IS LESS THAN THAT RECEIVED DURING
THE YEAR PRECEDING JULY 1, 1954. 1953.

SEC. 2. And, be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1955.

Approved April 2, 1954.

CHAPTER 68
(Senate Bill 77)

AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section 21 of
Article IV of the Constitution of Maryland, title "Judi-
ciary Department", sub-title "Part III—Circuit Courts",
providing that there shall be not less than three Judges
resident in Baltimore County, stipulating certain condi-
tions under which this amendment shall be null and
void and of no further effect and submitting said
amendment to the qualified voters of the State for
adoption or rejection and removing certain obsolete
provisions from said section.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland
(Three-fifths of all the members elected to each of the

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