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LAWS OF MARYLAND

[Ch. 330

member's estate or to such person having an insurable

interest in the life of the deceased, as he shall have

nominated by written designation duly executed and filed
with the board of trustees:

(i) The member's accumulated
contributions; and

(ii) If the member has one through two
years of creditable service, an amount equal to his OR
HER annual earnable compensation at the time of [his]
death.

(b) The board of trustees [is authorized to]
MAY take such steps as are necessary to provide the death
benefit under this subsection in the form of group life
insurance, if, in the opinion of the board of trustees,
[such] THAT provision would allow a more favorable tax
treatment of the benefit to the beneficiaries thereof.

No ordinary death benefit shall be paid for the
death of any member [whenever] if a special death benefit
[shall be] IS paid for the same.

(9) Upon the receipt of proper proofs of the death
of a member in service who had either more than two years
of creditable service or whose death arose out of or in
the course of the actual performance of duty, [provided
that] IF in either event the death was without wilful
negligence on the part of the deceased, and upon the
finding and certification by the board that [such] THE
death so occurred, there shall be paid:

(a)    To [such] THE person having an insurable
interest in the life of the deceased, as [he shall have]
nominated by THE DECEASED'S written designation duly
executed and filed with the board of trustees, otherwise
to [his] THE DECEASED'S estate, his accumulated
contributions; and

(b)    To [his widow, if he leaves a widow, to
continue during her widowhood] THE SURVIVING SPOUSE, AS
LONG AS THE SURVIVING SPOUSE REMAINS UNMARRIED; or if
there [be no widow, or if the widow] IS NO SURVIVING
SPOUSE, OR IF THE SURVIVING SPOUSE dies or remarries
before the younger child of [such] THE deceased member
[shall have] HAS attained the age of [eighteen] 18, then
to [his] THE child or children under said age if he OR
SHE leaves children, divided in such manner as the board
in its discretion [shall determine] DETERMINES to
continue as a joint and survivorship pension for the
benefit of the child or children under [said age] 18
until every child dies or attains [said age] 18; or if
there [be no widow] IS NO SPOUSE or children under the