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(F)    ANY JUDGE COVERED BY PLAN E 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 CONTRIBUTIONS 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 AND SHALL FORFEIT ANY PENSION RIGHTS UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBSECTION.

(G)     IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY JUDGE MAKE THE
CONTRIBUTIONS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SUBSECTION FOR MORE
THAN SIXTEEN YEARS.

(H) ANY FORMER JUDGE WHO ACCEPTS ANY SALARIED
PUBLIC OFFICE OR POSITION, MUNICIPAL, COUNTY, STATE OR
FEDERAL SHALL NOT BE PAID ANY PENSION OR SALARY SO
LONG AS HE REMAINS IN ANY SUCH OFFICE OR POSITION.
UPON RETIREMENT FROM THE OTHER SALARIED PUBLIC OFFICE
OR POSITION, THE FORMER JUDGE IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE
BENEFITS FROM ALL PUBLIC-SUPPORTED RETIREMENT SYSTEMS
IN WHICH HE PARTICIPATED, BUT HE MAY NOT RECEIVE
BENEFITS UNDER MORE THAN ONE PENSION SYSTEM FOR THE
SAME PERIOD OF SERVICE.

(I) NO PENSION SHALL BE PAYABLE HEREUNDER TO ANY
RETIRED JUDGE WHO IS RECEIVING ANOTHER PENSION UNDER
THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF
BALTIMORE OR THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE
STATE OF MARYLAND.

(J) THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE CITY
ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZED TO LEVY FOR SUCH
PENSIONS OR SALARIES, OR THEIR PROPORTIONATE SHARE
THEREOF AS THE CASE MAY BE, AND PAY SUCH PENSIONS OR
SALARIES TO FORMER JUDGES OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF
BALTIMORE CITY.

(K) PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY SUCH JUDGE WHO
VOLUNTARILY RETIRES FROM ACTIVE SERVICE AFTER REACHING
THE AGE OF 60 YEARS AND BEFORE REACHING THE AGE OF 70
YEARS, AND HAS RESUMED THE PRACTICE OF LAW, SHALL NOT
BE ENTITLED TO THE INCREASES IN PENSION PROVIDED BY
THIS SECTION BUT SHALL BE PAID A PENSION AT THE RATE
PROVIDED BEFORE THE PASSAGE OF THIS SECTION. A JUDGE
WHO RETIRES AND ACCEPTS THE PENSION PROVIDED BY THIS
SECTION SHALL NOT DURING THE PERIOD OF SUCH ACCEPTANCE
ENGAGE IN THE PRACTICE OF LAW. A JUDGE WHO HAS BEEN
RECEIVING THE BENEFITS PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION AND