Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08

of such police department shall, while In
the performance of his duty, be killed Or
die as the result of an injury received In
the line of his duty as described in the
preceding section; or, II any member or
such department after ten years service
in such department shall die from any
cause whatever while in the service; or il
any member shall die from any cause
whatever after having been retired upon
pension under the provisions of this act,
and shall leave a widow or minor child
or children under the age of sixteen years
surviving, the said board shall direct the
payment from said pension fund of the
following sums monthly toWlt to the
widow, d sum equal to one-third of the
monthly pay of the deceased member at
the time of his death; to the guardian
of such minor child or children, six dollars
for each child until it reach the age of six
teen years.
2 In case of the re-marriage or death
of the widow when the amount that she
may be entitled to by the provisions of.
this act shall be paid to and for the bene-
fit of such minor child or children of the
deceased father as are under the age OF
sixteen years.
g. There shall not be paid to the family
of a deceased member total pension ex-
ceedng one-half of the amount of the
monthly salary of such deceased member
at the time of his death; or, ii retired
member, a sum exceeding one-half of the
monthly salary of such retired member
at the date of his retirement; provided,
after his retirement from service and shall
thereafter die, leaving widow, such widow
shall not be entitled to any relief or PEN
sion from such fund.
4. If at any time there shall not be
sufficient money in such fund to pay each
person entitled to the benefits thereof the
full amount per month as nereinbefore pro-
vided, then and in that event an equal
percentage of such monthly payments shall
be made to each pensioner or beneficiary
thereof until said fund shall be replenished
to warrant the payment in full to each OF
such benefcidrieS.
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police department of any such city after
having served twenty-five years or more
in such department, may make appltca-
ton to said board to be retired from sucn
department, or, he may be retired by the
said board of it's own motion; in either Of
which cases the said board shall order
a monthly pension Of sum equal to one
half of the monthly compensation allowed
such member as salary at the date OF his
retirement; or, if any member shall be dis
or more, the said board shall order or
direct that such person shall be paid
monthly pension equal to one half the
monthly compensation allowed to such
charge. The said board, upon the recon-
mendation of the chief Of police, shall have
the power to assign any member retired
or drawing pension to. the performance of
light duties in such department where In
their Judgment it shall be advisable. No
person shall be entitled to receive any
than that prescribed by this act; and in no
event shall any allowance be paid any
widow after her re-marriage, or to any
minor child after 1t attains the age Of six
Section 925-52s No sum of money due
or to become due to any pensioner under
this act shall be liable to attachment, levy
or seizure by or under any legal or equita-
BILE process whatever, whether the same re-
mains with the city treasurer or his agent,
or is in course of transmission to the
pensioner entitled thereto or is In the
possession of the pensioner, but shall inure
wholly to the benefit or such pensioner.
Section 925-02t. Said boards herein
provided for shall, in addition to other
pei witnesses to attend and testify before
it upon all matters connected with the
operation of this act in the same manner
as is or may be provided by law for the
and it's president or any member of said
board may administer oatns to such wit
nesses. The said board shall have power
the payment of all its necessary expenses,
including clerk hire ana printing, from said
funds. provided that, no compensation or
emolument shall be paid to any member Of
said board for any DUTY required or per-
formed under this act.
Section 925-52u. In all cities Of the
second or third classes having paid police
Of this act pension fund has been created
under existing laws, and pursuant to which
laws moneys have been collected and are
now held by the proper officers Of any such
policemen's pension fund.- all such funds
either in money or securities shall, imme.
diately upon the passage of this act be
paid over and transferred to the proper
officers mentioned and provided for in this
act, who shall have power to receive,
sue for, and collect the same and such
funds shall be devoted to the purposes
herein mentioned and prescribed. All pen
sions heretofore provided for In cities of
the second, third or fourth class by the
officers or board of any such poltcemen's
pension fund shall be continued pursuant
to the provisions OF law existing at the
time such pensions were ordered and pro-
vided for. Any pending or ungranted claim
on or out of any policemens pension fund
heretofore existing, is hereby continued,
and If established or allowed, shall be paid
out of the fund herein provided for pur-
suant to the provisions Of law existing at
the time such claim arose.
Section 925-52v. The provisions Of this
act shall be amendatory of the charters of
all cities of the second or third class in
this state, and any provisions in any such
charters in conflict herewith are hereby
superseded, and the provisions Of any act
or law now In force or effect SO far as they
conflict with the provisions Of this act are
repealed provided, however, that this act
shall In no way affect or apply to the pro-
visions of any act or law in reference to
another department In any Of said cities.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after Its passage and
publication.
Approved July 10, 1907