Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-29
SECTION go.
How Members of Departments are Re-
tired,


tired.
l. The Board of Public Safety Of said
city by the affirmative vote of the whole
number of it's 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 ito 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
twenty years of meritorious service, has
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,
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 annulled by
affirmative vote of all the members of
said Board Of Public Safety together
with the Mayors approval.
2. Should the resources Of either or
both Of said funds at any time become in
adequate to meet the payments provided
Cor IN this act. such sums as are avail
able shall be used pro rata towards the
payments to all members entitled thereto.
g. 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 snail. neglect or
refuse to pay such assessment as may be
levied upon him according to the pro-
visions Of this charter as a member of
I either of said departments shall not be
entitled to any benefits from said re-
spective fund.
! 5. After the said Policemen's Pension
and Benefit Fund amounts to fifty
| thousand dollars the Board Of Aldermen
OF said city may, by ordinance, provide
| for payments from said fund to the
| widow of. or other person or persons de-
pendent upon any permanent merrber of
said Police department who shall have
been killed while in the actual perform
ance Of duty, or shall have died from
the effects Of any injury received while
in the actual discharge Of such duty and
may 50 provide for spportioning among
such persons the sum TO be paid in each
case.
s. After the said Firemen's Pension
| and Benefit Fund amounts to fifty thou
sand dollars the Board Of Aldermen Of
said city may. by ordinances. provide for
! payments from said fund to the widow
Of. OF other person or persons dependent
upon any permanent member of said
Fire department who shall have been
| killed while In the actual performance of
| duty. or shall have died from. the effects
Of any injury received while in the actual
discharge Of such duty and may 90 pro-
] vide for apportionlng among such per-