The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-24

fall and complete history and record
OF the action OF the Council in grant
ing q pension to any person or persons
such record shall give the names Of
he Firemen and Policemen to whom
or to whose dependents such pensions
have been glanted, the date when each
ct said Fireman or Policeman joined
The force. the date when such pension
was first allowed and the reason there
for. Whenever a pension shall be al
lowed to any person OF persons by the
Council as herein provided, IL shall be
the duty OF the City Clerk to register
such names In his office as persons
entitled to such pensions.
Section Q. There shall be maintain
ed for the purpose Of paying pensions
as herein provided, a fund to be known
as the Firemen's and POlicemens Pen
sion Fund. Moneys in such fund shall
be used exclusively for the payment OF
pensions as provided herein. ALI re-
wards and proceeds of gifts from any
source, all emOlumentS that may be al
lowed by the Council on account of
extraordinary service performed by
members of the Fire and Police Force,
and all fines and penalties imposed for
violations of the rules shall be paid
into said fund. There shall be deducted
10y the City from the pay OF each fire
man and policeman, three $500 per
cent of his salary, which money shall
he paid into said Fiemen's and Police
mems Fund On or before the first
Monday of each year. the Police and
Fire Commission shall submit to the
Council their estimate of additional
moneys necessary to pay such pension
for the fiscal year beginning on the
titst day of July next succeeding, and
the Council shall appropriate and
cause to be collected and levied by tax
alton such a sum of money as shall be
required to make the payments herein
provided for. If at any time the cash
balance in the Firemen'S and Police
ISens Pension Fund shat not be suf-
ticient to pay mature claims. the COun-
oil shall appropriate from the general
fund or borrow such further sums as
shall be required.
Section 10. On the first Monday in
January of each year. there shall be
appointed a Firemen's and POlicemen's
Pension Fund Beard which shall con-
sist of two (2D representatives APP
pointed by the Mayor. by and with the
sentative appointed by the Fire De
partment and one representative APP
POINTED by the Police Department, col
lectively, of the City of WyandOtte. 1t
shall be the duty of this Pension Board
~ investigate and recommend to the
Council all investments which shall be
made of moneys in said Pension Fund.
and OF all sales made of the securities
in said fund. Moneys Of such fund shall
be invested only i'll Public Improve
ments. Municipal and Government
Bonds.
Section IL Any policeman or fire
man who, if he has resigned his posi-
ton. would be entitled TO return OF
the moneys deducted from his salary
and paid into the Firemen and Police
mems Pension Fund, shall also be ell
titled to the return of such moneys If
lIs is dismissed by the Commission.
ANY Fireman or Policeman who has
served five (5) years or more cOntlnu-
OlIsly and who not being eligible 10 re-
tirement as provided in Section l of
this Chapter, terminates his services
with the Fire or Police Departments.
shall receive, without interest, return
o. all moneys so deducted from his
salary. If any such Fireman Or Police
rlan who has served five l5) years or
more continuously but who Is not ell
gible for retirement, a. provided III
Section l of this Chapter, shall die
from causes not emitting his depend
ents To a pension, then the moneys so
deducted from the salary of such Fire
man or Policeman, without interest,
shall be paid 10 the widow. If living,
and if no widow survives, then to the
child or children under eighteen years
Of age at the time of his death and IL
neither widow nor such child nor child
rem survive, then no refund shall be
made.
Section L. No moneys owed TO any
disabled or retired Fireman or Police
man or his widow or to bis children or
a, dependents, shall be held, seized, taken
or detained. or levied on by virtue of
attachment. execution, injunction,
writ. interlOcutOry or other order or
decree or any process whatever Issued
on, of any court of this state, for the
Eayment OF satisfaction in whole or IN
p..rt of any debt, damage claim, de-
mand or Judgment. against any such
fireman or policeman or widow, OF
guardian Of any minor child or child
zen. dependent parents of any deceas-
cd fireman or policeman. And no pen
sioner shall have the right TO assign
his or her pension or any part thereof.
hut said money shall be sacredly held,
kent. secured and distributed, for the
purpose of penSioning the persons naIV
ed and for no other purpose whatever.
Section Is. At the last meeting of
the Council in each month, the Clerk
stall present a list Of the persons, as
shown by the records In his Offlce, en-
titled To pensions and the amount pay
able to each such person. The Councii
shall examine such list and II found
TO BE- correct, shall order the payment
Of moneys due all such persons. A
warrant shall he drawn for the pay
ment TO each person entitled TO such
moneys i'm the same manner AZ Is pro
vided for the payment OF all otner
claims against the City, Such pensions
shall be paid out Of the Firemen's and
Policemens Pension Fund.
Section II. Before issuing amy war