Askov American., 1937-05-06

Of the State Of Minnesota and TO
adopt articles Of incorporation and
bylaws as a relief association. All
members of such department at
the time Of the taking effect Of
this act and all persons subse-
quently becoming members Of such
department shall be members OF
such association, except municipal
court officers and persons appoint
ed for temporary service or for
probationary periods; provided that
for purposes Of this act no employ
ment after six months shall be
considered to be temporary or pro-
bationary. All such members OF the
department shall be assessed for
entrance fee and dues Of tho as
ISOLATION as fixed by the bylaws,
which entrance fee and dues to-
gether with the assessment au-
thorized by Section 13 hereof shall.
when certified by the secretary Of
the association to the city clerk.
be deducted from the pay Of such
member and paid into the proper
fund Of the association.
Section 2. That Laws 1888, Chap
ter 90, Section 4 be and the same
is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Section 4. When any member Of
said association shall have reached
the age Of SIS years he may retire
and shall thereupon be entitled to
pension as long as he shall 1--we,
at the following rates:
(a) $500 per month when such
member shall have served as
member Of said police department
for a period Of 20 years or more,
excluding temporary employment or
probationary periods, as hereinbe-
fore defined.
(b) An additional five dollars
per month for each year Of service
over 20 that said person may have
served as a member Of such police
department after the ago Of IS
years. Tho total amount Of pension
hereunder shall In no event exceed
$4,000 per month.
(c) In the event such member
shall retire after reaching the ago
Of SIS or more and after having
been q member Of said department
for at least ten years, but before
having served 20 years In said de-
partment, the amount Of pension
which he shall receive shall be
that proportion OF $500 per month
which the years Of service In said
department prior to retirement bear
to 20 years. major fractions Of
years Of service to be treated as
one year and minor fractions to
be disregarded.
Cd In no event shall temporary
employment or employment for pro-
bationary period, as hereinbefors
defined, be considered in computing
pension allowances hereunder.
(e) In the event any member shall
be discharged from the service Of
said police department after having
served 20 years or more and before
such member has reached the age
Of 55, he may, upon vote Of
majority OF the members Of the re-
lief association, be permitted to con-
tinue as member Of such associa-
ton. Notwithstanding that he Is
no longer q member Of said police
department, and upon reaching the
age Of SIS years, shall be entitled
to pension at the rate Of $500
per month; provided that in such
event such member shall make ap-
plication to said association for
such privilege within six months
from the time he Is discharged and
shall contribute each month after
said discharge, and until reaching
the age Of SIS years. to the pension
fund OF said relief association q
sum Of money equal to 31aS OF
the then average monthly pay Of
members Of said department hold
ing tho rank held by said member
at the time Of discharge. In the
event such association approves
such application, such member
shall within so days thereafter pay
into said association for the pension
fund the monthly tnstallments
herein provided for the period be-
tween his discharge and the time
Of said first payment. Thereafter,
in the event said member shall de-
fault in the payment Of such
monthly assessment and such de-
fault shall continue for a period Of
sixty days, all rights hereunder shall
cease. That In the event that any
member OF said police department
and Of said relief association, re-
gardless Of his age, shall become
totally disabled from performing any
kind of work. labor or services
whatsoever, after he has served
as a member Of said police depart
ment for at least ten years and
shall have been discharged or shall
have resigned from said police de-
partment by reason Of said dis
ability, he shall be entitled to and
paid a pension from the pension
fund Of said association, the amount
Of which pension shall be that
proportion Of $4,000 per month,
which the years Of service in said
department prior to retirement bear
to Is years, major fractions Of years
Of service to be treated as one year
and minor fractions to be disre-
garded.
No such pension for disability
shall commence until the associa-
ton shall have been furnished with
satisfactory proof as to the appli-
cants age, his years Of service In
the department and Of his dis
ability and the causes thereof, and
to that end the applicant must
submit himself to examination by
the official physician Of the associ-
ton and to such other doctor or
doctors as the association may