J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                             1439

OF THE COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES, WHO BE-
CAME EMPLOYEES OF SAID DEPARTMENT OR OF SAID
COMMISSIONER AFTER OCTOBER 1, 1941, AND BEFORE
JUNE 1, 1943, SHALL, AS OF THE LATTER DATE, BE RE-
MOVED FROM THE PENSION FUND OF SAID DEPARTMENT
AND WITHIN 60 DAYS THEREAFTER THE SUPERINTENDENT
OF STATE POLICE SHALL, OUT OF THE MONEYS HELD BY
HIM IN SAID PENSION FUND, PAY TO EACH OF THE EM-
PLOYEES AND LICENSE EXAMINERS SO REMOVED THE
TOTAL AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTIONS THERETOFORE MADE
BY HIM TO SAID FUND, WITHOUT INTEREST;

(2)   ANY CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE OF SAID DEPARTMENT
AND ANY LICENSE EXAMINER OF SAID COMMISSIONER,
WHO BECAME AN EMPLOYEE OF SAID DEPARTMENT OR
OF SAID COMMISSIONER ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 1941,
MAY ELECT TO REMOVE HIMSELF FROM SAID PENSION
FUND AND MAY APPLY FOR AND BE ADMITTED TO MEM-
BERSHIP IN SAID EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM AS
HEREINAFTER PROVIDED; AND WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER
SAID SUPERINTENDENT SHALL RECEIVE WRITTEN
NOTICE OF ELECTION SO TO REMOVE HE SHALL, OUT OF
THE MONEYS HELD BY HIM IN SAID PENSION FUND, PAY
TO ANY EMPLOYEE OR LICENSE EXAMINER SO ELECTING
TO REMOVE THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTION
THERETOFORE MADE BY HIM TO SAID FUND, WITHOUT
INTEREST;

(3)  ANY CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE OR LICENSE EXAMINER
OF THE COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES WHO IS
REMOVED OR ELECTS TO REMOVE HIMSELF FROM SAID
PENSION FUND SHALL BE ENTITLED TO MEMBERSHIP IN
SAID EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND MAY AT
ANY TIME THEREAFTER BECOME A MEMBER THEREOF
BY FILING WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SAID SYS-
TEM APPLICATION ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY SAID
BOARD. IF ANY SUCH APPLICATION IS MADE BEFORE DE-
CEMBER 31, 1961, THE APPLICANT SHALL BE ADMITTED TO
MEMBERSHIP IN SAID SYSTEM WITH THE SAME PRIOR
SERVICE CREDIT, AND SHALL BE ENTITLED TO THE SAME
RETIREMENT ALLOWANCES AND OTHER BENEFITS, AS
EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND WHO BECAME
MEMBERS THEREOF AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1941, AND HAVE
REMAINED SUCH IN GOOD STANDING SINCE THAT DATE;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY SUCH APPLICANT SHALL,
BEFORE BEING ADMITTED INTO SUCH MEMBERSHIP,
PAY TO SAID BOARD OF TRUSTEES A SUM EQUIVALENT
TO THE TOTAL OF ALL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY HIM
TO THE PENSION FUND OF SAID STATE POLICE BETWEEN
OCTOBER 1, 1941, AND THE DATE OF HIS REMOVAL OR OF
HIS ELECTION TO REMOVE FROM SAID FUND. NO SUCH
PERSON APPLYING FOR MEMBERSHIP IN SAID SYSTEM
ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 31, 1961, SHALL BE ENTITLED
TO RECEIVE SUCH PRIOR SERVICE CREDIT;

(4)  NO CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE OF SAID DEPARTMENT OR
LICENSE EXAMINER OF SAID COMMISSIONER WHO BE-