1554                           LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 711

(d)    Which pro rata computation is made by the use of the fol-
lowing formula:

[$3600] $4800 —b            c.s.

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4                          25

in which formula "b" represents "benefits provided by Section 113"
and "c.s." represents "years of creditable service," except that the
ratio of "c.s. divided by 25" shall not be applied to any beneficiary
who was, or member who may be retired for disability having less
than 25 years of creditable service, and

(e)   Provided that the retirement allowance used in calculating
the supplementary payment shall be the total benefits provided
in Section 113 of this article except that it shall not be based on
any optional benefit chosen by the beneficiary or member, and

(f)    Provided that such beneficiary or member, excepting any per-
son who may retire for reasons of disability, [is not eligible to
receive benefits from the federal old age and survivors' insurance
system; but this subsection shall not be construed to affect or bar
any persons' right to receive supplementary payments under this
article or any other laws of this State, if such person was receiving
such payments prior to June 1, 1958,] who receives benefits from
the federal old age and survivors' insurance system shall have any
supplemental payment for which said beneficiary is eligible, under
this subtitle, reduced by an amount equal to the benefit received
from the federal old age and survivors' system. Such reduction,
however, shall not be greater than the total amount of the supple-
mental payment for which said beneficiary is eligible.

(g)   Provided that in the case of any person who has retired as a
member of any local retirement or pension system operated by any
particular city or county of this State for teachers to which system
the State's contributions for benefits is paid pursuant to the provi-
sions of Section 116(6)(a) of this article, the supplementary pay-
ments authorized by the provisions of this section shall be paid to
the treasurer of the particular city or county operating such local
retirement or pension system; provided, further that the total re-
tirement benefits, including any and all supplementations thereto,
paid or distributed by any such local retirement or pension system
shall not be less than is provided in this article for any person with
similar service and wage records; and provided, further, that noth-
ing contained in this subsection shall operate to reduce the total
retirement benefit or benefits, including any such supplementations
thereto, being paid as of June 30, 1962, to any retired individual;
and provided, further, that the total payments made by the State
under the provisions of this subsection to the treasurer of any
particular city or county operating any such local retirement or
pension system shall be used only for the purpose of making payment
to retired individuals and shall not be used for any other purpose.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That Section 31A of Article
88B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1964 Replacement Vol-
ume), title "State Police," subtitle "Pensions," be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows: