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age and at least five years have elapsed from the date that the case was
closed by order of said court.

125. Retirement.

[(c)] (a) Retirement; widow's pension.—[(1)] Every judge of
the Municipal Court of Baltimore City who is retired from active serv-
ice or is in office on June 3, 1970, and every appointed judge in office
on June 30, 1970, if subsequently elected, [shall at his option] includ-
ing a judge who was continued in office as a judge of the District Court
pursuant to Article IV, Section 41-I (g) of the Constitution, may
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 as a judge of said Municipal Court, and of the
District Court, up to and including twenty years of such active service,
so that a maximum pension or salary for such service payable here-
under to any one person shall not exceed the sum of twelve thousand
dollars ($12,000.00) per annum.

[(1-1)] (b) Every judge [of the Municipal Court of Baltimore
City who is retired from active service or who is in office on June 30,
1970, and every appointed judge in office on June 30, 1970, if subse-
quently elected,] described in subsection (a) of this section who
does not at his option elect to be paid a pension or salary under
Plan A, and every judge who takes office after June 30, 1970, shall
be placed under Plan B and shall be paid, after termination of his
active service, if he is then at least sixty years of age or when he be-
comes sixty years of age, a pension or salary in an amount equal to
sixty per centum (60%) of his maximum salary, or one sixteenth
(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)] (c) 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)] (d) 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
compensation each pay period and paid over to the mayor and city
council of Baltimore City.

[(1-4)] (e) Any judge who was given the option of electing be-
tween 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)] (f) Any judge covered by Plan B provided for in this sub-
section who resigns, for reasons other than disability, prior to
reaching sixty years of age, shall be entitled to allow his contributions
to remain in the pension system and shall at sixty years of age be