Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-02-01

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fef,cs saa Fire Commissioners. through The
secretary 81 sasn board. ca a fora to be pre-
sided % sleh beard oeompaHytag sleb apgEt-
eatioa shall De proof u the marriage 81 the
deceased with the widow claimant. such eEeaf
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or other competent evidence 81 combination
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sworn 90 By the certificate Of the attending
| pdssieizn, or es other competent proof. AL
Applications and proofs shall be resalaed Ia
tns custody Of tue Board Of Peiise and lire
commissioners, aad Whenever such appiiea
tiens fof tensions are allowed bs ths Board Of
Peilee and Fire Commissioners. due notice Of
such action. vitb the names OF 81 tie pessIoa-
ers. shall BIS given 10 the Comptroller OF the
| city ef dfand Rapids. who shall cause sach
PERSONS 10 DC registered Ia his once As pen
sionsfs Of the police aud are departments Of
The city Of tiFand Rapids.
see ,. On or before tne---day ef---.
IA each and every year. the eomptrolssr shalt
submit 10 the Common counell his estimate OF
IN. anouat OF monies necessary 20 pay such
retired policemen aud nremea as pensioners
as shall Dc entitled TO monies under this act
tor the neal year beginning on the----day
o.. ana the Common Council shall
appropriate. and cause TO be levied ana coll
iected by taxation such sum OF money as shall
be required to make the paymeats provided Tor
| By this act
IL 10 further provided. that IN his second and
| all subsequent estimates. the comptroller shall
| Include q sum equal 10 the amount of unpaid
taxes charged hack 10 the funds provided by
! this act at the end Of the preceding hsea year.
All monies collected under this act shall be
placed TO the credit OF The police and nre de-
partment retired and pension fund" aud II at
any time the cash balance shall not be sum-
Gent 10 pay matured claims. the Common
Council IS authorized 10 transfer from The
| contingent fund of said city such further sim
As shall DO necessary. provided than such
amount so transferred shall not exceed the
amount OF the uncoilected appropriation.
sec. .. At the last meeting in each and every
| moath Of the Board Of Police and Fire Com
| missioners. sad board shall order the payment
OF moaies due all persons under this act. and a
voucher shall be prepared for the payment of
| each person 81 entitled 10 monies. the correct
ness Of the same TO be duly certified 10 by the
chairman OF the Finance Committee OF said
Board OF Police and lire Commissioners. and
the fact Of tas allowance Of the claim duly at
tested By the president OF said board. The
secretary Of said board shall transmit such
vouchers 20 the comptroller Of said city. and 1t
shall thefeupoa become the duty of said comp
troller 10 Include the same In his next report
to tie Common Council In the same manner
Is other claims and accounts against said city
are by said comp sroller audited and reported
10 said Common Council. the same 10 be paid
from and charged to the said Police and IRE
IRE department retired aud pension fund.-
Sect Before issuing any vouchers for the
payment OF q pension. II shall be the duty OF
the secretary OF the Board or Police and + Ire
Commissioners TO examine under oath all pen
si?ners. with aview TO ascerta;ning IL they are
at that time entitled 10 q pension as provided
for In this act. aud whenever the said secre-
tary shall learn any person has ceased 20 be
entitled 10 a pension. as herein provided for.
he shall record the fact on the roll of pension
ers. and promptly notify the comptroller OF
such disability and such person shall there
upon be dropped from the said rolls.
See $. When any claims for pensions are al
| lowed. after the--day d. in
each and every year. there shall be no pay
ments made for pensions SO allowed after said
date. until after the beg Inning OF the next en-
SUING fiscal year. provided. however. that the
FIRST lsyment 30 made shall &c for the period
intervening between the date OF allowance OF
such pension and the date of making such first
payment; provided further that nothing in
this act shall IN any way make the State OF
Michigan liable for the payment OF any monies
herein provided for.
see. .. All acts or parts of acts inconsi stent
With the provisions OF this act are hereby re-
peaied.