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(4)

The Pension Reserve Fund shall be the fund in which shall be
held the reserves on all pensions granted to members [not entitled
to credit for prior service] and from which such pensions and bene-
fits in lieu thereof shall be paid. Should a beneficiary [not entitled
to credit for prior service and] retired on account of disability be
restored to membership, his pension reserve shall be transferred
from the Pension Reserve Fund to the Pension Accumulation Fund.
Should the pension of a disability beneficiary [not entitled to credit
for prior service] be reduced as a result of an increase in his earning
capacity, the amount of the annual reduction in his pension shall be
paid annually into the Pension Accumulation Fund during the period
of such reduction.

Sec 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
on June 1, 1958.

Approved March 6, 1958.

CHAPTER 15
(House Bill 27)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 94 (a) of
Article 35 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition),
title "Evidence", sub-title "Wire-Tapping", removing the reference
to any duly-constituted police officer in the list of those who may
apply for a Court order for the interception of certain telephonic
and telegraphic communications, commonly known as wire-tapping.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 94 (a) of Article 35 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1957 Edition), title "Evidence", sub-title "Wire-tapping", be and it
is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as
follows:

94. Ex parte order for interception of telephonic and telegraphic
communications.

(a) An ex parte order for the interception of telephonic and tele-
graphic communications may be issued by any judge of a circuit
court or of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City upon the verified
application of the Attorney General or any State's attorney [or any
duly constituted police officer] setting forth fully the facts and
circumstances upon which the application is based and stating that:

(1)   There are reasonable grounds to believe that a crime has
been committed or is about to be committed.

(2)   There are reasonable grounds to believe that evidence will be
obtained essential to the solution of such crime, or which may enable
the prevention of such crime.

EXPLANATION: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.