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receiving a pension dies and is not survived by a widow qualified for a
pension under Section 50 of this article or a widow who is receiving a
pension under Section 50 of this article dies, no portion of the accumu-
lated contributions shall be paid to either estate.

In no event shall any judge make the contributions provided for by
this subsection for more than sixteen years.

(5)    There shall be no local supplementation of pensions for judges
who elect to receive a pension under this subsection in any amount
that will make the total of State and local pension exceed $20,000.

Judges entitled to a State pension under the provisions of this sub-
section of more than $20,000 may receive the amount to which they
are entitled but shall not be eligible to receive any local supplementa-
tion.

(6)    Each judge covered by the pension plan provided for in this
subsection shall be subject to the benefits and limitations of [Sec-
tions] Section 49 (e), (f) and (g) and Section 50 of this article.

(7)    The contributions made under this subsection shall be cred-
ited to the appropriate fund of the Employees' Retirement System
of the State of Maryland. The board of trustees of the Employees
EMPLOYEES' Retirement System shall be responsible for the
management and investments of the funds and the administration of
the pension system provided for in this subsection. An amount equal
to the judges' contributions made under this subsection prior to
July 1, 1970, shall be credited by the State Treasurer to the appro-
priate fund of the Employees' Retirement System.

(8)    As used in this subsection the term "initial appointment"
means the first appointment as a judge of the Court of Appeals,
Court of Special Appeals, Circuit Court or Supreme Bench, and shall
not apply to a judge who receives a subsequent appointment or re-
appointment to any of the aforementioned courts. The term "initially
elected" means a person who first becomes a judge of one of the
aforementioned courts by being elected to the office.

50C. Increase in retirement allowance for widows.

In the case of any judge whose retirement allowance was based
upon the provisions of [Sections] Section 49(a), (b), or (c) of this
article, his widow, who was on July 1, 1970 receiving benefits under
Section 50 of this article, shall receive an additional retirement
allowance equal to one sixth of the retirement allowance provided
under Section 50 of this article. Any such widow who is receiving a
supplementation of the retirement allowance from a county or Balti-
more City shall not receive the additional retirement allowance pro-
vided in this section unless her supplementation is reduced by an
amount equivalent to the increase of retirement allowance provided
under this section.

70-2. Jurisdiction generally.

(a) Exclusive original jurisdiction.—The court has exclusive
original jurisdiction:

(1) Over persons alleged to be delinquent children;