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(c)  For these purposes the Commission is to be appointed by May
1, 1965, and is directed to hold its first meeting not later than June
1, 1965.

(d)  The Commission is directed to report to the County Commis-
sioners, to the State Senator, the members of the House of Delegates
and the people of Caroline County on or before December 15, 1965.
Such report shall be in writing and shall include its detailed findings,
recommendations, and a draft of any suggested changes or instru-
ment of government, together with such other pertinent matters as
the Commission deems necessary or appropriate.

(e)   The Board of County Commissioners is directed to provide
the Commission with such assistance and funds as may be required
to enable the Commission to carry out its duties under this section.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall expire
automatically on June 1, 1966, without further action on the part of
the General Assembly and shall be null and void after said date.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby
declared to be an emergency measure and necessary for the imme-
diate preservation of the public health and safety, and having been
passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of the mem-
bers elected to each of the two houses of the General Assembly, the
same shall take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved March 30, 1965.

CHAPTER 194
(Senate Bill 254)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 11 (3)
(e) (1) of Article 73B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957
Edition and 1964 Supplement), title "Pensions", sub-title "In
General", correcting the Employees' Retirement System Laws
relating to the computation of pensions payable to members of
the System.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 11 (3) (e) (1) of Article 73B of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1957 Edition and 1964 Supplement), title "Pensions",
sub-title "In General", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows :

11.

(3)

(e) (1) Notwithstanding anything in this sub-title to the contrary,
if at the time of retirement after June 30, 1962, the retirement
allowance consisting of the annuity resulting from the member's
contributions and the pension determined in accordance with para-
graphs (b) and (c) above is less than one-seventieth of average final
compensation for each year of creditable service, an additional