2500                               Municipal Charters

ACTIVE SERVICE AS SUCH JUDGE, OR ANY PART THEREOF, BY
APPOINTMENT AS WELL AS BY ELECTION, UP TO AND INCLUD-
ING SIXTEEN YEARS OF SUCH ACTIVE SERVICE, IT BEING IN-
TENDED THAT THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT PAYABLE TO ANY ONE
PERSON UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL NOT EXCEED THE SUM
OF SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS PER ANNUM. ANY JUDGE WHO
ENGAGES IN THE PRACTICE OF LAW AT ANY TIME AFTER BE-
COMING ELIGIBLE FOR THE PENSION PROVIDED IN THIS SEC-
TION, WHETHER OR NOT HE ELECTS TO RECEIVE IT, SHALL
NOT AT ANY TIME THEREAFTER, WHETHER OR NOT HE RE-
MAINS SO ENGAGED, BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PENSION HEREIN
PROVIDED. AN ELECTED JUDGE WHO BECAUSE OF INCAPACI-
TATING ILLNESS IS REQUIRED TO RESIGN HIS POSITION PRIOR
TO REACHING HIS SIXTIETH BIRTHDAY IS ELIGIBLE AT THE
TIME OF SUCH RESIGNATION FOR THE PENSION PROVIDED IN
THIS SECTION, CALCULATED UPON THE NUMBER OF YEARS,
OR ANY PART THEREOF, OF ACTIVE SERVICE PRIOR TO SUCH
RESIGNATION. EXCEPT FOR A JUDGE WHO RESIGNED PRIOR TO
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, OR WHO RESIGNS BE-
CAUSE OF INCAPACITATING ILLNESS, NO OTHER JUDGE WHO
RESIGNS PRIOR TO REACHING HIS SIXTIETH BIRTHDAY IS EN-
TITLED TO ANY PENSION UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SEC-
TION. THE WIDOW OF EVERY ELECTED JUDGE WHO DIES IN
ACTIVE SERVICE OR WHO DIES AFTER HAVING COMPLETED A
FULL TERM BUT PRIOR TO BECOMING ELIGIBLE FOR A PENSION
SHALL BE PAID ONE-HALF THE PENSION TO WHICH SUCH
JUDGE WOULD HAVE BEEN ENTITLED ON THE DATE OF HIS
DEATH, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, IF HE HAD
BEEN ELIGIBLE FOR RETIREMENT AND HAD RETIRED ON SUCH
DATE IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER HE SHALL HAVE ATTAINED
THE AGE OF SIXTY YEARS AT THE DATE OF HIS DEATH. THE
WIDOW OF EVERY JUDGE WHO DIES AFTER RETIRING SHALL
BE PAID ONE-HALF THE PENSION WHICH SUCH JUDGE WAS RE-
CEIVING AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH. A WIDOW WHO IS ENTIT-
LED TO A PENSION UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION
SHALL BE PAID FOR THE PERIOD OF HER LIFE UNLESS SHE
REMARRIES, IN WHICH EVENT THE PENSION IS TO CEASE AND
TERMINATE. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY
TO WIDOWS OF JUDGES WHO HAVE DIED PRIOR TO THE EFFEC-
TIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION AS IF IT WERE IN EFFECT AT THE
DATE OF SUCH DEATH. THE RESIDENCE OF THE JUDGE OR
WIDOW AFTER RESIGNATION OR RETIREMENT SHALL IN NO
WAY AFFECT THE BENEFITS HEREIN PROVIDED.

(B) Pursuant to Sections 49 and 50 of Article 26 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1966 Replacement Volume and 1968 Cumulative Sup-
plement), and 1969 Senate Bill No. 709 (being Section 5-202A of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Anne Arundel County), the widow of the
late Judge Paul T. Pitcher shall be paid an annual pension of $1,125.00.

Section 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT THE PRO-
VISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT RETROAC-
TIVELY FROM JULY 1, 1969.

Section 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Ordinance
shall take effect forty-five (45) days from the date it becomes law.