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of the monthly base pay or salary of those members of the police
force or other employees of the Police Department in active service
occupying a grade, rank or classification occupied by the retired
member or employee at the time of his retirement.

591B. On and after January 1, 1958, in addition to the payments
made to members of the police force and other employees of the
Police Department who have been retired by reason of permanent
disability incurred in the discharge of their duties, or who shall here-
after be retired by reason of permanent injuries incurred in the dis-
charge of their duties under the provisions of Section 591, there shall
be paid monthly an amount equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the
monthly base pay or salary of those members of the police force or
other employees of the Police Department in active service occupying
a grade, rank or classification occupied by the retired member or
employee at the time of his retirement. UNDER NO CIRCUM-
STANCES SHALL PAYMENTS EXCEED AN AMOUNT EQUAL
TO SIXTY-FIVE PERCENTUM OF THE CURRENT BASE PAY.
SUCH DISABILITY PAYMENTS SHALL BE MADE ONLY UPON
CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF POLICE PHYSICIAN AND
THREE ASSOCIATE POLICE PHYSICIANS THAT THE PERMA-
NENT DISABILITY WAS INCURRED DURING THE DIS-
CHARGE OF DUTY.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
January 1, 1957.

Approved April 15, 1957.

CHAPTER 788
(House Bill 614)

AN ACT to add new Section 656A to the Code of Public Local Laws
of Prince George's County (1953 Edition, being Article 17 of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland), title "Prince George's
County", sub-title "Fire Companies", to follow immediately after
Section 656 thereof, providing for an annual fire tax within the
Tenth Election District (Laurel), outside of the corporate limits
of the Town of Laurel, in Prince George's County, and relating
to the disposition of said tax. AND PROVIDING FOR A REFER-
ENDUM THEREON.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 656A be and the same is hereby added to the Code
of Public Local Laws of Prince George's County (1953 Edition, being
Article 17 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland), title
"Prince George's County", sub-title "Fire Companies", to follow im-
mediately after Section 656 thereof, and 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.