Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-25
SECTION 63.
How Members of Departments are Re
 tiFed


 tired.
 i. The Board of Public Safety of said city by the affirmative vote of the whole number of its members, and with the approval of the Mayor, may retire per manently any permanent member of the Police department or of the Fire depart ment who, after five years service in the department while in the actual perform ance of duty and by reason of the per formance of such duty and without fault and misconduct on his part, shall have become permanently disabled. physically or mentally, so as to be entirely united to perform ordinary duty. Said board may also retire, by like vote and with the Mayors approval, any permanent member of said departments, who, after J twenty years of meritorious service. has l become, in the judgment of said board, unable to perform active duty. To such permanent member, retired as aforesaid, there shall be paid from said fund dur | ing his life time, in monthly installments, a sum to be determined by said board, not greater than one-half the regular yearly compensation received by him in service before retirement. No vote for retirement under the provisions of this section shall be passed until such medi- cal examiners, as said Board of Public Safety may appoint, certify that the dis ability under consideration exists. Any vote for retirement may be annulIed by affirmative vote of all the members of with the Mayors approval
 ?. Should the resources of either or both of said funds at any time become in- i.adeqrate to meet the payments provided for in this act, such sums as are avail able shall be used pro rata towards the payments to all members entitled thereto.
 9. All members on the retired list of said departments shall, in consideration of receiving payments herein provided for, be subject to the orders of the Board of Public Safety, which may at any time require any of such members to be re- examined and, in case he shall be re- ported capable of performing duty, may, by the affirmative vote of all the mem- bers of said board and with the Mayors approval. restore him to such service in said department as to said board may seem proper.
 4. Any person who shall neglect ol refuse to pay such assessment as may be levied upon him according to the pro. visions of this charter as a member oi either of said departments shall not be entitled to any benefits from said re. l spective fund.
 "' AAteI tue SdlQ EOl1csmen'S Pension and Benefit Fund amounts to flfty thousand dollars the Board of Aldermen Of said city may, by ordinance. nrovid, for payments from said fund to tn, 1 widow of, or other person or persons de pendent upon any permanent member O 2 said Police department who shall hay, g been killed while in the actual perform e ance of duty, or shall have died iron s the effects of any injury received whil g in the actual discharge of such duty an,
 may so provide for apportioning anonI such persons the sum to be paid in eacl
 ease.
 ,. 6. After the said Firemen's Pensio, 2 and Benefit Fund amounts to fifty thou - sand dollars the Board of Aldermen o said city may, by ordinance, provide fo
 payments from said fund to the widoz of. or other person or persons dependen | upon any permanent member of sail - Fire department who shall have bee . killed while in the actual performances Q : duty. or shall have died from the effect
 of any injury received while in the actua d discharge of such duty and may so pro - v.deAfor experiencing among such per