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for causes beyond his control; provided, however, that if such person
has withdrawn any part of his accumulated contributions, he shall
be entitled to repay the sum withdrawn into the pension or retirement
fund or system, including the teachers' retirement system of the
State of Maryland, with regular interest thereon to the date of re-
payment and, if otherwise, qualified, be entitled to the benefits of
this section as if such withdrawal had not been made. If under the
above restrictions any such person be again actively employed or
reinstated as a regular employee on a leave of absence, in any position
for which membership in any pension or retirement fund or system,
including the teachers' retirement system of the State of Maryland,
is made a condition of employment within one year from the time
he is relieved from active duty, he shall receive credit as membership
service for the period of his absence. During the period of such
absence of any person who was employed by the State or any agency
thereof, including teachers, at the time he entered active service, the
State or agency thereof shall make its contributions on behalf of
such employee as it would have made had he not been absent and
had retained his status as an employee during the period of his
absence and shall also make on behalf of such employee the contribu-
tions which such employee would have made had he not been absent
and had retained his status as an employee during the period of his
absence. Such person, however, shall have no right to withdraw any
part of any such contribution made by the State or any agency. The
boards, trustees or others charged with the administration of any
pension or retirement fund or system are hereby authorized to issue
rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this section, any
present rules and regulations to the contrary notwithstanding.

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

Approved April 11, 1955.

CHAPTER 288
(Senate Bill 361)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 1 of
Article 96 1/2 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1954 Supple-
ment), title "Veterans", changing the definition of the term
"Second World War Veteran" for the purposes of said Article
96i/₂.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 1 of Article 96 1/2 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1954 Supplement), title "Veterans", re-defining the term "Second
World War Veterans", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments to read as follows:

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.