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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 433

remarriage of the surviving spouse,] one half of his
retirement allowance; or

(ii) If there is no eligible surviving
spouse, or if an eligible surviving spouse dies [or
remarries] before the youngest child of the deceased member
shall have attained the age of eighteen, then one half of
the deceased member's retirement allowance shall be paid to
his child or children, under said age, divided in such
manner as the board in its discretion shall determine, to
continue as a joint and survivorship pension for the benefit
of the child or children under said age until every child
dies or attains said age.

(iii) The provisions of this subsection
shall be applicable to members who retired on ordinary
disability on and after July 1, 1972.

(6) Upon retirement for special disability a member
shall receive a service retirement allowance if he or she
has attained the age of 50; otherwise he or she shall
receive a special disability retirement allowance which
shall consist of:

(a)  An annuity which shall be the actuarial
equivalent of his or her accumulated contributions at the
time of retirement; and

(b)  A pension of sixty-six and two-thirds
percent of his or her average final compensation, but in no
event shall his or her total special disability retirement
allowance exceed his or her average final compensation.

(c)  Upon the death of a member retired on a
special disability retirement allowance, one half of the
allowance calculated above shall be continued to the
member's surviving spouse[, as long as the surviving spouse
remains unmarried]. If there is no surviving spouse or if
the surviving spouse dies [or remarries] before the youngest
child of the deceased retired member has attained the age of
18, then to the child or children under 18 if he or she
leaves children, divided in such a manner as the board in
its discretion determines to continue, as a joint and
survivorship pension for the benefit of the child or
children under 18 until every child dies or attains the age
of 18.

(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, 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 the death so occurred, there shall be paid:

(a) To the person having an insurable interest
in the life of the deceased, as nominated by the deceased's