J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                     1309

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 there-
of, 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 retirement 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withdrawn any part of his accumulated contributions, he shall be,
entitled to repay the sum withdrawn into the pension or retirement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 repay-
ment and, if otherwise 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 membership 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 there-
after 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' Retire-
ment 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 sub-
division of this State, including teachers, at the time he entered
active service, the State or such other aforementioned 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 contributions 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 part of any
such contribution made by the State or any aforementioned employ-
ing agency. The boards, trustees or others charged with the admin-
istration of any pension or retirement fund or system are hereby
authorized to issue rules and regulations to carry out the provisions
of this section, any present rules and regulations to the contrary
notwithstanding.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1963.

Approved April 30, 1963.