264                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 146

CHAPTER 145
(Senate Bill 107)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 3(6) of
Article 73B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition),
title "Pensions", sub-title "In General", to permit members of the
State Employees Retirement System who have withdrawn ac-
cumulated contributions from the system to redeposit the contribu-
tions in order to receive service credit, with certain conditions.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 3(6) of Article 73B of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1957 Edition), title "Pensions", sub-title "In General", be and it is
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

3.

(6) Should any member in any period of six consecutive years
after last becoming a member be absent from service more than two
years, or should he withdraw all or part of his accumulated contribu-
tions, or should he become a beneficiary or die, he shall thereupon
cease to be a member; provided, however, that any member who was
absent from service for more than two years on account of the trans-
fer or lease to the United States of the facility or property where
said member was employed and who continued to work at the same
place as an employee of the United States until the return of the
property to the State after the war, when he again became an
employee of the State, shall be entitled to credit for all service as an
employee of the State before he became an employee of the United
States as hereinbefore described and his prior service certificate
shall again become effective as if he had not ceased to be an employee
of the State. However, any such person who has withdrawn his ac-
cumulated contributions (other than one who has become a beneficiary
or died) may UPON APPROVAL OF THE BOARD subsequently
redeposit in the retirement system the amount of accumulated con-
tributions previously withdrawn, with interest to the date of rede-
posit, and regain previous service credit with the condition, however,
that he may not retire within three years after the date of re-entry
in the retirement system.

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

Approved March 29, 1963.

CHAPTER 146
(Senate Bill 110)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 51 (d)
of Article 25 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition
and 1962 Supplement), title "County Commissioners", sub-title
"County Treasurers"; to repeal and re-enact, with amendments,
Section 60 of Article 19 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Mary-
land (1930 Edition), title "St. Mary's County", sub-title "County