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offense is shown to the satisfaction of the judge before whom he is
brought to be suffering from acute or chronic alcoholism, or who is
habitually addicted to the use of narcotic drugs as that term is defined
in Section 276 of Article 27 of this Code as amended from time to
time, the said judge may commit him to one of the State hospitals for
treatment and observation, under such terms and conditions as
he may determine; provided, that no such commitment shall be
made except by one of the judges of the Supreme Bench of Balti-
more City or of the circuit court for any county. In the case of a
user of narcotic drugs, the commitment shall be made by the judge
only after consultation with and the approval of the superintendent
of the mental hospital to which the commitment is to be made.

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

Approved March 14, 1963.

CHAPTER 54
(Senate Bill 20)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 9 (2) of
Article 73B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1962 Supple-
ment) (1957 EDITION), title "Pensions", sub-title "In General",
amending the laws concerning the Employees' Retirement System
in order to conform to the provisions of the Milita Law of Maryland.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 9 (2) of Article 73B of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1962 Supplement). (1957 EDITION), title "Pensions," subtitle "In
General", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amend-
ments, to read as follows:

9.

(2) Determination of "one year of service"; [Service in World
War I] Military Service.—The Board of Trustees shall fix and
determine by appropriate rules and regulations how much service
in any year is equivalent to one year of service, but except as
otherwise provided, in no case shall it allow credit for a period
of absence without pay of more than a month's duration nor shall
more than one year of service be creditable for all service in one
calendar year. The Board of Trustees, under such rules and regu-
lations as it shall adopt, shall allow credit, however, to members
absent in the military service during World War 1 or within the
periods and under the provisions specified in Section 88 of Article 65
of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition as amended), for
the period of their absence, provided that such members were em-
ployees when they entered such military service and within one year
from the date of their discharge again became employees. Service
rendered for the full normal working time in any year shall be equiv-
alent to one year's service. Persons holding elective or appointive
positions shall receive a full year's credit for each full year during
which such person has held or holds such position.