1372                            Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 805

CHAPTER 805
(Senate Bill 10)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 3(5) of
Article 73B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition),
title "Pensions"; to repeal Section 6(c) of Article 73B of the said
Code title "Pensions"; to repeal and re-enact, with amendments.
Section 9(7) of Article 73B of the said Code, title "Pensions"; to
add a new Section 27A to Article 73B of the said Code, title "Pen-
sions," sub-title "Employees of Municipal Corporations," to fol-
low immediately after Section 27 thereof; to repeal Section 28
of Article 73B of the said Code, title "Pensions," sub-title, "Em-
ployees of Municipal Corporations"; to provide that officials
elected or appointed for fixed terms may become members of
the Employees' Retirement System; RELATING TO CREDIT
FOR PRIOR SERVICE TO ELECTED OR APPOINTED
OFFICIALS UNDER THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM; to provide
that employees of the State, a county or a municipal corporation
may obtain credit in the Employees' Retirement System for pre-
vious service since October 1, 1941, as employees or officials of
the State, a county or a municipal corporation in certain instances;
to provide an additional retirement benefit for certain officers or
employees of participating municipal corporations; and relating
generally to the Employees' Retirement System.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 3(5) and 9(7) of Article 73B of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1957 Edition), title "Pensions" be and they are here-
by repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

3(5) Optional membership of certain officials.—Notwithstand-
ing anything to the contrary in this article, membership in the Re-
tirement System shall be optional with any class of [elected officials,
or with any class of] officials elected or appointed for fixed terms;
or with any desk officer or employee of either house of the General
Assembly who receives an annual salary as his compensation for
such employment, who shall be deemed to be an appointed official
within the application of this subsection. [Such elected or appointed
officials now in office may become members of the Employees' Re-
tirement System by making application for such membership with-
in six months after July 1, 1957.] All officials elected or appointed
for fixed terms on or after July 1, 1957, may become members of
the system upon making application therefor within six TWELVE
months after their election or appointment. [All such officials shall
be entitled to credit for prior service rendered by them to the State,
OR ITS POLITICAL SUB-DIVISIONS, including service rendered
prior to the establishment of the Employees' Retirement System.]
If any such official is entitled to a pension under the provisions of
any other law, such official shall be deemed to have waived the benefits
thereof by accepting the payment of benefits under this Article.

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.