Ch. 174                             MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                  249

Approved April 26, 1973.

CHAPTER 174
(House Bill 1238)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 16-29 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Baltimore City (1969 Edition, being Article 4 of the Code
of Public Local Laws of Maryland), title "Baltimore City," subtitle "Police
Department," amending the laws concerning the retirement of certain officers
and employees of the Baltimore Police Department of Baltimore City in order
to correct an omission therein.

WHEREAS, in the 1969 Edition of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Baltimore City and in Section 16-29 thereof, relating to retirement provisions for
the Baltimore City Police Department, account was not taken of an amendment to
this section contained in Chapter 401 in the Acts of 1967; and

WHEREAS, It is desirable to correct this inadvertent omission; now, therefore

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 16-29 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Baltimore
City (1969 Edition, being Article 4 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland), title "Baltimore City," subtitle "Police Department," be and it is
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

16-29.

In addition to the sums of money now authorized by law to be paid out of the
fund as above constituted and designated, the said Police Commissioner is
empowered whenever, in his opinion, the efficiency of the service may require it, to
retire any officer of police, policeman, detective, clerk or turnkey appointed by
him; and the said Police Commissioner shall pay to such officers of police,
policeman, detective, clerk or turnkey so retired, in monthly installments, out of
said fund, for life, a sum of money equal to one-half the amount of money
currently paid monthly to an officer of police, policeman, detective, clerk or
turnkey, as provided by law; provided, however, he shall have served faithfully not
less than sixteen years as such officer of police, policeman, detective, clerk or
turnkey, or shall have been permanently disabled in the discharge of his duty as
such officer of police, policeman, detective, clerk or turnkey. Provided, however,
that no officer of police, policeman, detective, clerk or turnkey appointed after
June 1, 1943, shall be retired until he shall have served not less than twenty years
or shall have been permanently disabled in the discharge of his duties. Provided
further, that on and after June 1, 1947, any employee of the Police Department,
who is a member of the special fund of said department may, on his own
application, be retired at the age of sixty (60) without the necessity of a physical
examination, [provided] OR WHEN he has served a minimum of thirty (30)
years, and shall be retired upon reaching the age of seventy (70). In the event at
any time of an increase in the pay of officers of police, policeman, detective, clerk
or turnkey, every officer of police, policeman, detective, clerk or turnkey, who
shall have been or shall subsequently be retired by the said Police Commissioner
shall be entitled to and the said Police Commissioner shall pay to him in the
manner and at and for the length of time provided in this section for the pay of the
members of the police force who shall be retired or shall have been retired, a sum
equal to one-half of the remuneration of the active members of the Police