The San Francisco call., 1898-04-11
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uioeiOicu oy ledSOH or any DOully ln- jury received in the performance of his duty, upon his filing with the Commis- sioners verified petition setting forth the facts constituting such disability and the cause thereof, accompanied by a certificate signed by the Chief of the Fire Department, the Captain of the company to. which he belongs, and by two regularly certificated physicians of the City and County, recommending his retirement upon a pension on account of such disability, may be retired from the Department upon an annual pen sion equal to one-half the ,.mount of salary attached to the rank which he may have held three years prior to the date of such retirement, to be paid to him during his life and to cease at his death. In case his disability shall cease his pension shall cease, and he shall be restored to the service in the rank he occupied at the time of his re- tirement.
 Sec. 5. The Commissioners shall, out of the Firemen's Relief Fund, provide as follows for the family of any of ficer, member or employee of the Fire Department who may be killed while in the performance of his duty:
 First-Should the decedent be mar ried, his widow shall as long as she may remain unmarried, be paid a monthly D -lsiOn equal to one-half of the salary attached to the rank held by the decedent at the time of his death.
 SecOnd-Should the decedent leave no widow, but leave an orphan child or children under the age of sixteen years, such children shall collectively receive pension equal to one-half the salary attached to the position held by their father at the time of his death, until the youngest attains the age of sixteen years.
 Third-Should the decedent leave no widow and no orphan child or children, but leave parent or parents depend ing solely upon him for support, such parents, so depending, shall collectively receive pension equal to one-half the salary attached to the position held by the decedent at the time of his death during such time as the Commissioners may unanimously determine its neces- sity.
 Sec. G. Any person receiving a pen sion from the Firemen's Relief Fund, who shall be convicted of felony, or who shall become dissipated, an habit ual drunkard, or who shall become nonresident of this State, shall for felt all right to said pension.
 Sec. z. The Commissioners shall make rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this Chapter and to en- force compliance herewith on the part
 
 shall make up an estimate every year of the amount required to pay all de- mands on the Firemen's Relief Fund for the succeeding fiscal year, and cer- tify the same to the Supervisors in connection with and as part of the an- nual appropriation of the Fire Depart ment
 Sec. 8. The Board of Fire Pension Fund Commissioners shall hold quar- terly meetings on the first Mondays of April, July, October and January of each year, and upon the call of it's President It shall issue warrants, signed by its President and Secretary, to the persons entitled thereto, for the amount of money ordered paid to such persons from the Firemen's Re- lief Fund. Each warrant shall state for what purpose the payment is made.
 The Board of Fire Pension Fund Com missioners shall keep a public record of its proceedings. It shall at each quarterly meeting send to the Treas urer and to the Auditor written or printed list of all persons entitled to payment from the Relief Fund stating the amounts of such payments and for what granted. Such list shall be certified and signed bv the Presi- dent and Secretary of the Board. The Auditor shall thereupon enter copy of such list upon book to be kept for that purpose which shall be known as the Firemen's Relief Fund Book. All warrants signed by the President and Secretary of the Board shall be pre- scented to the Auditor, and be audited and ordered paid by him out of said Fund.
 Sec. g. The Board of Fire Pension Fund Commissioners shall possess the powers vested in the Board of Fire Commissioners to make rules and regulations for its guidance. It may appoint a Secretary and provide for the payment from said Fund of all it's necessary expenses, not exceeding fifty dollars for any one month, including the salary of the Secretary and print ing; but no compensation shall be paid to any member of the Board for any duty required or performed as Fire Pension Fund Commissioner.