Marvin Mandel, Governor                       1157

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(c) Retirement; widow's pension.—(1) Every [elected] judge of
the Municipal Court of Baltimore City who is retired from active
service or is in office on June 30, 1970, shall at his option elect Plan
A and thereby be paid, after the termination of his active service,
if he is then at least sixty years of age or when he becomes sixty
years of age, a pension or salary calculated at the rate of six hundred
dollars ($600.00) per annum for each year or any part thereof of
active service [by appointment and election] as a judge of said
Municipal Court up to and including twenty years of such active
service, so that a maximum pension or salary for such service payable
hereunder to any one person shall not exceed the sum of twelve
thousand dollars ($12,000.00) per annum.

(1-1) Every [elected] judge of the Municipal Court of Baltimore
City who is retired from active service or who is in office on June 30,
1970, who does not at his option elect to be paid a pension or salary
under Plan A, and every [elected] judge who takes office after June
30,1970, shall be placed under Plan B and shall be paid, after termina-
tion of his active service, if he is then at least sixty years of age or
when he becomes sixty years of age, a pension or salary in an amount
equal to sixty per centum (60%) of his maximum salary, or one six-
teenth (1/16) of that amount per annum for each year or any part
thereof of active service by appointment and election, if he has served
less than sixteen years as a judge of the Municipal Court of Baltimore
City.

(1-2) On or after July 1, 1970, every judge electing Plan B
shall provide written notice of election to the Director of Finance
for the mayor and city council of Baltimore City.

(1-3) Every judge under Plan B contributes toward the cost of
his pension in an amount equal to six per centum (6%) of his annual
compensation earned thereafter which is deducted from his compen-
sation each pay period and paid over to the mayor and city council
of Baltimore City.

(1-4) Any judge who was given the option of electing between
Plan A or Plan B who initially does not elect to be under Plan B
provided for in this subsection, but who later wishes to do so must,
upon such election, pay in a lump sum, in addition to the annual
contributions provided for in this subsection an amount equal to the
contributions he would have made, if initially under the plan for
each year after June 30, 1970, plus interest of four percent (4%).

[(1-5) Any judge covered by Plan B provided for in this sub-
section, who is not elected to a full term following his initial appoint-
ment, shall be paid the amount of his accumulated contributions plus
interest of four per centum (4%) from the date or date of payment
and shall not be entitled to any pension under this subsection.].

[(1-6)] (1-5) Any judge covered by Plan B provided for in
this subsection who resigns, for reasons other than disability, prior
to reaching sixty years of age, shall be entitled to allow his contribu-
tions to remain in the pension system and shall at sixty years of age
be entitled to a pension as provided in this subsection; or shall be
entitled to withdraw his accumulated contributions plus interest of
four per centum (4%) calculated from the date or dates of payment