The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-17


 (d) The mayor shall appoint two members of the board of police commissioners in the month of January, 1940, and biennially thereafter, to serve for two years as trustees of said "Policemen's Pension Fund" and the members of said police department shall elect member of the department in the month of January, 1940, and biennially thereafter, to serve for 8 term of two years as trustee of said "Policemen's Pension Fund" The mayor shall be presi- dent of said board, the city trea- srlrer shall be its treasurer and the member of the department shall be its clerk. All orders on said funds shall be signed by the trea- surer and clerk ana counter signed by the president. (e) The mayor shall appoint two members of the board of fire commissioners in the month of January, 1940, and biennially thereafter, to serve for two years as trustees of said "Firemen's Pension Fund" and the members of said fire department shall elect a member of the de- partment in the month of Janu- ary, l940, and biennialy thereafter, to serve for a term of two years, as a trustee of said "Firemen's Pension Fund" The mayor shall be president of said board, the city treasurer shall be its treasur. CT, and the member oi the de- partment shill be its clerk. All or- ders on said fund shall be signed by the treasurer and clerk and countersigned by the president. (f) A refund of salary assessments paid into either pension fund shall be made only to any member of either department who shall resign or be dismissed for cause, and such refund shall only be for the amount such member las paid in- to such fund as an assessment on his salary. (3) The provisions of this section shall take effect Jan- uary l, 1940.
 SEC. 2. (a) Upon the death of any member of the police or fire department who shall have served continuously as a regular member of such department for at least ten years, the widow of such mem- Der shall receive, until her death or remarriage, out of the pension fund of such department, payable weekly or monthly, 6 sum equal to one-fourth of the compensation received by such member at the time of his death, if in active ser- vice, or weekly or monthly sum equal to one-haf of the pension received by such member at the time of his death, if retired. The provisions of this section shall in- clude all widows and children now eligible for and receiving pensions from the Police Widows Pension Fund.-. (b) Such sums likewise be so paid to the widow of any member of either of said departments, including supernum- erarieS in the police department, who shall have been killed while in the actual performance of duty, or shall have died from the prox- innate effects of any injury or ex- posture received while in the actual discharge Of such duty, irrespec- tive of the length of service of such members at the time of his death. In any of the above cases. upon the death of such widow before remarriage, leaving a child or children of such deceased mem- Der, under the age of eighteen years. the board of police commits sioners, with the affirmative vote of three commissioners and with the mayors approval, or the board of fire commissioners, with the affirmative vote of three commits sioners and the mayors approval, shal cause to be paid monthly or weekly, to the legally appointed guardian of such child or children, for their use and benefit, sum or sums not exceeding in total the amount hereinbefore provided to be received by such widow, and may, from time to time, apportion such sum between such children as it may deem best: provided, as each child shall arrive at. the age of eighteen years. the payments to such child shall cease. (c) No such paymamts e pensions shall be al- lowed Or paid Co such widow @ children so long or for such per- iod as such widow or children shali receive or Do entitled to re-