MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                423

LONG AS HE REMAINS IN SUCH OFFICE OR POSITION. IN THE
EVENT THAT A RETIRED JUDGE SERVING IN ANY SALARIED
PUBLIC OFFICE OR POSITION AS ABOVE ENUMERATED SHOULD
THEREAFTER RELINQUISH SUCH OFFICE OR POSITION AND
NOTIFY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND THE DIRECTOR OF
FINANCE OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY OF SUCH FACT, THEN FROM
AND AFTER THE DATE OF SUCH NOTIFICATION THE JUDGE
SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ALL THE BENEFITS AS PROVIDED BY
THIS SUBSECTION. THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF MONTGOMERY
COUNTY IS HEREBY EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZED TO LEVY FOR AND
PAY PENSIONS AND SALARIES TO FORMER JUDGES OF THE
PEOPLE'S COURT WHO SERVED ON THE COURT UPON THE TERMS
AND FOR THE PERIODS AS HEREIN PROVIDED; AND ANY SUCH
PROVISION HERETOFORE MADE IS HEREBY RATIFIED AND
CONFIRMED. ON AND AFTER JULY 1, 1970, EACH JUDGE IN
ACTIVE SERVICE SHALL CONTRIBUTE TOWARD THE COST OF HIS
PENSION IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO SIX PERCENT (6%) OF HIS
ANNUAL COMPENSATION EARNED THEREAFTER WHICH SHALL BE
DEDUCTED FROM HIS COMPENSATION EACH PAY PERIOD AND
PAID TO MONTGOMERY COUNTY. IT IS FURTHER PROVIDED
THAT ANY JUDGE WHO HAS RETIRED PRIOR TO JULY 1, 1970,
MAY ELECT TO CONTINUE UNDER THE RETIREMENT PLAN IN
EFFECT AT THE TIME OF HIS RETIREMENT OR ELECT TO
RECEIVE THE RETIREMENT BENEFITS PROVIDED BY THIS
SUBSECTION BY NOTIFYING THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCE OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY WITHIN SIXTY DAYS
AFTER JULY 1, 1970, AND PAYING TO MONTGOMERY COUNTY
WITHIN THE SAID SIXTY DAYS A LUMP SUM EQUAL TO SIX
PERCENT OF THIS TOTAL SALARY RECEIVED DURING THE
TWELVE MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING HIS RETIREMENT.

(2) THE SURVIVING SPOUSE OF EVERY SUCH JUDGE
WHO DIES IN ACTIVE SERVICE SHALL BE PAID ONE HALF OF
THE PENSION TO WHICH SUCH JUDGE WOULD HAVE BEEN
ENTITLED ON THE DATE OF HIS DEATH IF HE HAD BEEN
ELIGIBLE FOR RETIREMENT AND HAD RETIRED ON SAID DATE
IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER HE SHALL HAVE ATTAINED THE AGE
OF 65 AT THE DATE OF HIS DEATH. THE SURVIVING SPOUSE
OF EVERY JUDGE WHO DIES AFTER RETIRING SHALL BE PAID
ONE HALF OF THE PENSION WHICH THE JUDGE WAS RECEIVING
AT THE DATE OF HIS DEATH. IN ORDER TO BE ENTITLED TO
THE PENSION PROVIDED BY THIS SUBSECTION, A SURVIVING
SPOUSE OF A JUDGE WHO DIES DURING ACTIVE SERVICE SHALL
HAVE BEEN MARRIED TO HIM FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN
THREE YEARS PRIOR TO HIS DEATH, AND , IN THE CASE OF A
DEATH OF A RETIRED JUDGE, NOT LESS THAN THREE YEARS
BEFORE HIS RETIREMENT. A SURVIVING SPOUSE WHO IS
ENTITLED TO A PENSION UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SUBSECTION SHALL BE PAID FOR THE PERIOD OF HIS LIFE
UNLESS HE REMARRIES, IN WHICH EVENT THE PENSION IS TO
CEASE AND TERMINATE. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS