J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor 37

ING ILLNESS, NO OTHER JUDGE WHO HAS RESIGNED OR
WHO RESIGNS PRIOR TO REACHING HIS SIXTIETH BIRTH-
DAY IS ENTITLED TO ANY BENEFITS UNDER THE PROVI-
SIONS OF THIS SECTION. THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
OF BALTIMORE AND THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OR
COUNTY COUNCILS OF THE SEVERAL COUNTIES ARE
HEREBY EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZED TO LEVY FOR AND PAY
ADDITIONAL PENSIONS OR SALARIES TO SUCH FORMER
JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, THE SUPREME BENCH
OF BALTIMORE CITY AND THE CIRCUIT COURTS OF THE
COUNTIES WHO SERVED OR MAY HEREAFTER SERVE IN
THE JUDICIAL CIRCUITS IN WHICH THE CITY OF BALTI-
MORE OR ANY COUNTY EXERCISING THE AUTHORITY CON-
FERRED HEREIN IS LOCATED; AND ANY SUCH PROVISION
HERETOFORE MADE IS HEREBY RATIFIED AND CON-
FIRMED.

50.

THE WIDOW OF EVERY ELECTED JUDGE WHO DIES IN
ACTIVE SERVICE SHALL BE PAID ONE-HALF OF THE PEN-
SION OR SALARY TO WHICH SUCH JUDGE WOULD HAVE
BEEN ENTITLED ON THE DATE OF HIS DEATH IF HE HAD
BEEN ELIGIBLE FOR RETIREMENT AND HAD RETIRED ON
SAID DATE IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER HE SHALL HAVE
ATTAINED THE AGE OF 60 AT THE DATE OF HIS DEATH.
THE WIDOW OF EVERY ELECTED JUDGE WHO DIES AFTER
RETIRING SHALL BE PAID ONE-HALF OF THE PENSION OR
SALARY WHICH SUCH JUDGE WAS RECEIVING AT THE
DATE OF HIS DEATH. IN ORDER TO BE ENTITLED TO THE
PENSION OR SALARY PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION, A
WIDOW OF A JUDGE WHO DIES DURING ACTIVE SERVICE
SHALL HAVE BEEN MARRIED TO HIM FOR A PERIOD OF
NOT LESS THAN THREE YEARS PRIOR TO HIS DEATH, AND,
IN THE CASE OF THE DEATH OF A RETIRED JUDGE, NOT
LESS THAN THREE YEARS BEFORE HIS RETIREMENT. A
WIDOW WHO IS ENTITLED TO A PENSION OR SALARY UN-
DER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PAID
FOR THE PERIOD OF HER LIFE UNLESS SHE REMARRIES,
IN WHICH EVENT THE PENSION OR SALARY IS TO CEASE
AND TERMINATE. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION
SHALL APPLY TO THE WIDOWS, WHO HAVE NOT RE-
MARRIED AND WHO ARE OTHERWISE QUALIFIED AS PRO-
VIDED HEREIN, OF ELECTED JUDGES AND RETIRED
ELECTED JUDGES WHO DIED BEFORE JUNE 1, 1955. IN
DETERMINING THE AMOUNT WHICH ANY WIDOW IS EN-
TITLED TO BE PAID AFTER JULY 1, 1962, THE PENSION OF
THE DECEASED JUDGE SHALL BE CALCULATED AT THE
RATES PRESCRIBED BY SECTION 49 OF ARTICLE 26 AS OF
THAT DATE, NOTWITHSTANDING THAT SUCH JUDGE MAY
HAVE DIED PRIOR THERETO.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1962.

Approved March 23, 1962.