1464                             Laws of Maryland                        [Ch. 822

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1961.

Approved May 3, 1961.

CHAPTER 822
(House Bill 399)

AN ACT to repeal Sections 10-20, 10-21 and 10-22 of the Anne Arun-
del County Code (1957 Edition, being Article 2 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland), title "Anne Arundel County",
sub-title "Chapter 10. Fire Protection", sub-heading "Article II.
Organization—Division 2. Enginemen", Section 10-20 thereof hav-
ing been amended by Chapter 676 of 1959, and to enact new Sec-
tions 10-20 to 10 20.5 10-20.6 in lieu thereof, to stand in the place
of the Section 10-20 repealed, to revise and enlarge provisions for
death benefits and retirement of volunteer fire company enginemen
in Anne Arundel County. To , TO fix the amount of pensions and
other benefits and to provide for death and other benefits to the
widows and dependents of such enginemen.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 10-20, 10-21 and 10-22 of the Anne Arundel County
Code (1957 Edition, being Article 2 of the Code of Public Local Laws
of Maryland), title "Anne Arundel County", sub-title "Chapter 10.
Fire Protection", sub-heading "Article II. Organization—Division 2.
Enginemen", Section 10-20 thereof having been amended by Chapter
676 of 1959, be and they are hereby repealed, and new Sections
10-20 to 10 20.5 10-20.6 be and they are hereby enacted in lieu there-
of, to stand in the place of the Section 10-20 so repealed, and to read
as follows:

10-20. The County Commissioners may retire any engineman of
a volunteer fire company who shall after June 1, 1939, become
permanently and totally disabled while in the active performance of
his duties. No engineman shall me BE retired under this section
until he has been examined by a Board of three physicians of the
State Department of Health and their findings as to his disability
have been certified to the County Commissioners. Any engineman
so retired shall receive an annual A MONTHLY pension equivalent
to seventy-five (75%) SIXTY-SIX AND TWO-THIRDS PER CEN-
TUM (66 2/3%) of his monthly salary at the time of retirement, ex-

cept in the case of an engineman who retires with less than twenty

(20) consecutive years service, in which case he shall receive an annual
pension equivalent to one-fortieth (1/40) of his monthly salary for
each year of service.

10-20.1. THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY RETIRE ANY
ENGINEMAN OF A VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY WHO

Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
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Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.