J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor 353

period, as well as any person who, within said period, enlists in the
armed forces of the United States, and who may be absent in such
military service shall be as follows in any pension or retirement fund
or system under the laws of the State of Maryland, or of the City
of Baltimore or any other political subdivision of this State, includ-
ing the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Maryland:
During the period of such absence, no such person or his estate shall
have any right or be entitled to ordinary disability benefits, accidental
disability benefits, death benefits, optional allowances or other
disability or death benefits in any such fund or system. Any such
person, during such absence except as herein otherwise specified,
shall retain his status and rights as a member of any such pension
or retirement fund or system (a) if he does not withdraw any part
of his accumulated contributions, and (b) if within one year from
the time he is relieved from active duty or service he shall be actively
employed by the State of Maryland, or any agency thereof, or by the
City of Baltimore or any other political subdivision of this State, and
(c) if he shall not have previously taken any other employment
except temporary employment after he has applied for re-employment
in his former classification or position in the State service, and he has
been refused immediate re-employment for causes beyond his control,
and (d) if he shall make application for such credit with the retire-
ment system of the State of Maryland or agency thereof or of the
City of Baltimore or any other political subdivision of this State in
which he held membership before the beginning of said military
service; provided, however, that if such person has withdrawn any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the sum withdrawn into the pension or retirement fund or system,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 repayment and, if other-
wise 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 member-
ship in any pension or retirement fund or system under the laws of
the State of Maryland, or of the City of Baltimore or any other
political subdivision of this State, 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,
except that no credit shall be given when any absence after December
31, 1945 exceeds five years, and thereafter he shall be able to transfer
such credit to another retirement system under the laws of this State
or the City of Baltimore or any other political subdivision thereof,
including the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Maryland.
During the period of such absence of any person who was employed
by the State or any agency thereof, or by the City of Baltimore or
any other political subdivision of this State, including teachers, at
the time he entered active service, the State or such other afore-
mentioned employing agency 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