Ch. 833                            MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 1707

CHAPTER 833
(House Bill 1039)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 3(g-l) of Article 25 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1966 Replacement Volume and 1972 Interim
Supplement), title "County Commissioners", subtitle "General Provisions", to
provide that the pension and disability benefit plan will be retroactive to include
certain living persons.

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 3 (g-1) of Article 25 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1966 Replacement Volume and 1972 Interim Supplement), title
"County Commissioners", subtitle "General Provisions", be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

3.

(g-1) In Charles County the County Commissioners shall establish a separate
pension plan for the Charles County Sheriffs Department which shall include the
sheriff and each sworn employee of the Sheriffs Department who is actively
engaged in law enforcement. The pension plan shall provide eligibility for
retirement after thirty (30) years of active service regardless of age, and for early
retirement after twenty (20) years of active service reduced by two per centum (2%)
for each year less than thirty (30). Retirement income shall be seventy per centum
(70%) of final average earnings (base salary) for the three years preceding
retirement, with a minimum of twenty (20) years and fifty per centum (50%) of the
annual earnings and less three quarters (3/4) of Social Security benefits paid. The
plan shall be retroactive to include [all sworn personnel actively engaged in law
enforcement to the date of employment] ANY LIVING PERSON WHO IS
WORKING IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AT THE TIME OF THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT OR WHO HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN
LAW ENFORCEMENT WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT, AND SHALL
APPLY BACK TO THE DATE OF THAT EMPLOYMENT. The plan shall
contain disability provisions and death benefits for spouse and/or minor children.
Employee's contribution shall not exceed seven per centum (7%) on the first $9,000
of annual earnings plus ten per centum (10%) on annual earnings in excess of
$9,000. There shall be a cost of living ajustment and a provision for a cash refund
of contributions, plus interest for persons terminating employment. This pension
plan shall become effective on or before July 1, 1973.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 1973.

Approved May 24, 1973.

CHAPTER 834
(House Bill 1050)

AN ACT to add new Section 7B to Article 62 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1972 Replacement Volume), title "Marriages," to follow immediately after
Section 7A thereof, to provide that the clerks of court shall [[provide]] make
available certain information to applicants for a marriage [[licence]] license
except in certain counties.