BALTIMORE COUNTY                               2051

fund hereafter mentioned. The [Treasurer] Director of Finance of Balti-
more County shall be the treasurer of the fund and he shall pay over and
account for all monies and property which shall have come to his hands
as such treasurer. Such trustees shall have charge of and administer such
funds and from time to time invest the same or any part thereof as they
shall deem most beneficial and they are empowered to do all such things as
are reasonably incident to the full and complete discharge of their duties
under this subtitle in reference to said fund. The said trustee may and
they are authorized and empowered from time to time to establish such
rules and regulations for the disposition, investment, preservation and
administration of the special fund as they may deem best.

21-8. Sources of special fund; method of making up deficiencies;
title of special fund.

The special fund shall consist of:

(1) All fines and forfeitures imposed by the county upon any mem-
ber or members of the Fire [bureau] Department.

(a) All rewards, gifts, testimonials and emoluments that may be
presented, paid or given to any member of the Fire [bureau] Department
on account of service except such as the county council allow such mem-
bers to retain and also all gifts or benefits which may be made to the
special fund or to the county.

(3)    All moneys, paid, compensation, or salary or any part thereof
forfeited, deducted or withheld from any member or members of the Fire
[bureau] Department on account of absence for any cause, lost time,
sickness or other disability, physical or moral.

(4)    A sum of money not greater than four per centum of the semi-
monthly pay, salary or compensation of each member of the Fire [bureau]
Department entitled to participate in the special fund, which sum shall be
deducted every pay day from the pay, salary or compensation of each and
every member of the Fire [bureau] Department by the Director of
Finance who shall deposit the same to the credit of special fund.

(5)    In case the amount derived from the different sources mentioned
in this section and from the special fund shall not be sufficient to enable
the county at any time to pay in full the salaries or pensions which may
be hereafter granted and which salaries shall at all times be a first charge
on such fund, the county shall appropriate such sum as may be necessary
to meet such deficiency, and they are authorized to levy such tax upon the
assessable property of the county as may be necessary to raise such sum.

The Director of Finance shall keep such special fund separate under
the name of the Firemen's Special Fund of Baltimore County.

21-8.1. Disability Retirement Benefits.

Upon application of a permanent member of the Fire [bureau]
Department who has had five or more years of creditable service, such
member may be retired by the trustees of the Firemen's Special Fund of
Baltimore County on an ordinary disability retirement allowance; pro-
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