BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor

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COMMISSIONERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO LEVY ANNUALLY AN AMOUNT
SUFFICIENT TO PAY SUCH ADDITIONAL BENEFITS.

(C) WHEN BENEFITS LESS THAN $125 PER MONTH IN CAROLINE
COUNTY. —ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER OF CAROLINE COUNTY WHO
RETIRED PRIOR TO JULY 1, 1956, AND WHO IS RECEIVING ANY
RETIREMENT BENEFIT (EXCLUSIVE OF A DISABILITY RETIREMENT
ALLOWANCE) UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBTITLE, WHEN SUCH
BENEFITS IN THE AGGREGATE ARE LESS THAN $125 PER MONTH,
SHALL RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL SUM NOT EXCEEDING $50 PER MONTH
UPON APPLICATION TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, AND
THE COMMISSIONERS SHALL LEVY ANNUALLY AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT
TO PAY SUCH ADDITIONAL BENEFITS. THE SUM GRANTED TO ANY
APPLICANT BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (SUBJECT TO THE $50
LIMITATION) SHALL BE SUCH THAT WHEN ADDED TO WHATEVER THE
APPLICANT IS RECEIVING FROM THE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM,
THE TOTAL SHALL NOT EXCEED $125 PER MONTH.

92.   ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS WHEN RETIREMENT BENEFITS BELOW
CERTAIN AMOUNTS—CHARLES COUNTY.

THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CHARLES COUNTY SHALL PAY TO
ANY SCHOOL TEACHER OF CHARLES COUNTY WHO IS RETIRED FROM
TEACHING SERVICE AND WHO IS RECEIVING ANY RETIREMENT
BENEFITS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE STATE TEACHERS'
RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND, WHERE SUCH
BENEFITS IN THE AGGREGATE ARE LESS THAN $115 PER MONTH, AN
ADDITIONAL SUM NOT EXCEEDING $25 PER MONTH UPON APPLICATION
TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

93.    ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS WHEN RETIREMENT BENEFITS BELOW
CERTAIN AMOUNTS—CAROLINE, TALBOT AND QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTIES.

ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER OF CAROLINE COUNTY WHO IS
RETIRED AND WHO IS RECEIVING ANY RETIREMENT BENEFITS UNDER
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBTITLE SHALL RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL
SUM AS SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION. ANY SUCH TEACHER WHO IS
RECEIVING LESS THAN $50 PER MONTH FROM RETIREMENT PAYMENTS
UNDER THIS SUBTITLE SHALL BE PAID AN ADDITIONAL $20 PER
MONTH BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CAROLINE COUNTY. ANY
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER WHO IS RECEIVING AN AMOUNT BETWEEN $50
AND $75 PER MONTH FROM RETIREMENT PAYMENTS UNDER THIS
SUBTITLE SHALL RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL PAYMENT OF $15 PER
MONTH. THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CAROLINE COUNTY ARE
AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO MAKE THE PAYMENTS AS PROVIDED IN
THIS SECTION AND TO LEVY AGAINST THE TAXABLE PROPERTY FOR
SUCH PURPOSE. IN TALBOT AND QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTIES THE
ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS: TEACHERS RECEIVING
LESS THAN $50 PER MONTH FROM RETIREMENT PAYMENTS SHALL
RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL $25 UNDER THIS SECTION; ALL RECEIVING
BETWEEN $50 AND $75 AN ADDITIONAL $20.

94.   ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS WHEN RETIREMENT BENEFITS BELOW
CERTAIN AMOUNTS—WASHINGTON COUNTY.

THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY SHALL
HAVE THE POWER AND AUTHORITY, IN THEIR DISCRETION, TO PAY TO
ANY SCHOOL TEACHER OF WASHINGTON COUNTY WHO IS RETIRED FROM