The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-07

ceived while in the discharge of his
duties his widow shall, SO long as
she remains unmarried, be paid a
monthly pension by the Board of
Trustees; out the Firemen's Relief
twelfth 1-12) of seventy-five per
cent. $3.50 of the annual salary re-
ceived by the deceased fireman or
volunteer fireman at the time OF
his death. which pension shall be for
the use of the widow and the chill
dren. if any under eighteen years of
age. of her deceased husband; pro-
Vided. that under no circumstances
should the total of such pension am
cunt to more than 500 monthly. If
such fireman or volunteer fireman,
at the time of his death, shall not
be survived by widow but shall be
survived by one or more legitimate
children under the age of eighteen
years. or if being survived by wild
ow who shall die before the young
est of said children shall attain the
age of eighteen years. then and in
either of said events the children of
such deceased fireman shall each be
entitled to receive a sum to be fixed
in the discretion of the Board of
Trustees in an amount not to exceed
$500 per month until such child
shall have attained the age of eigh-
teen years, provided however, that
the sum total of allowances of chill
dren's pension under this clause shall
in no event exceed the sum of $4,000
per month in any one family.
Sec. ID. That if a widow enjoy
ing a pension under any of the pro-
visions Of this Act shall die, her
pension shall cease, and if she shall
remarry while enjoying any such
pension, then and in the latter event
her pension shall cease and shall not
be paid to such widow or her chill
dren.
Sec. ID Where a municipality has
a regularly appointed and enrolled
volunteer fire department or q part
paid and part regularly appointed
and enrolled volunteer fire depart
ment, any such volunteer fireman
who shall have received permanent
disability in the performance of his
duty, which disability disables him
from engaging in any gainful occu-
patton. shall be retired upon a pen
sion if the Judgment of the Board
of Trustees so determines, the am
cunt of said pension to be fixed by
the Board of Trustees in it's discre-
ton. and after twenty-five years of
service and after he has attained the
entitled to retire on a pension if the
judgment of the Board of Trustees
so determines, the amount of said
pension. to be fixed by the Board in
its discretion. provided that no pen
sion which may be allowed under
any provision of this section shall
exceed the sum of 500 a month.
Sec. 16. Wherever under the pro-
visions of this Act any regularly
paid fireman shall desire to retire
by reason of total and permanent
disability received in the perform
ance of his duty, said person shall
make application in writing to the
Board of Trustees of the Firemen' S
Relief and Pension Fund, in the city
or town wherein he served, for such
retirement. whereupon the Board of
Trustees may call to their assistance
the aid of enc or more surgeons or
physicians for physical eXamina-
ton of such applicant and the re-
port of such surgeons or physicians
shall be reduced to writing, signed
and sworn to, and the Board of
Trustees shall consider the same in
arriving at their decision.
Sec. II. Whenever any duly ap-
pointed and enrolled volunteer or
paid member of the fire department
any temporary sickness or disability
caused or sustained while in the dis
charge of his duty as such mem
Der. be confined to any hospital or
to his bed. and shall require medical
and professional nursing, care or
attention. the Board of Trustees
may out of the pension fund. make
such contribution to his medical and
hospital or professional nursing care
and expenses as in their discretion
shall be reasonable.
Sec. Is. That in the event of the
death of any pensioner while re-
celVlng a pension. or in the event of
the death of any duly appointed and
enrolled volunteer or paid fireman,
regularly acting as such for the
city or town. the Board of Trustees
shall, upon request of the next of
kin of the deceased, contribute out
of the Firemens Relief and Pension
Fund of said city or town. a sum not
to exceed two hundred dollars $4,000
for funeral expenses, which the
Board of Trustees may in its dis
erection pay to the said next kin or
directly to the undertaken. This fun
eral allowance, however, shall be in
addition to any pension allowable
under this Act
Sec. 49, In no case shall any
pension allowable under the provis-
ions of this Act exceed the sum of
one hundred dollars ($10000) month
ly and should the pension fund of
any city or town herein provided
for be insufficient to make full pay
ment of the amount of the several
pensions which may be allowed UNI
der the provisions of this Act, then
said funds shall be pro-rated on a
monthly basis. among those entitled
IN h. h.
Board of Trustees. in full satisfac-
ton of their respective claims
Sec. 20. That no pension herein
provided for shall be aSSignable nor
shall such pension be subject to at
tachment, garnishment. execution or
to any other legal process.
Sec. q. That the Secretary of the
Board of trustees shall keep a rec
cord of all persons enjoying a pen
Act. in which shall be noted the time
when the pension is allowed and
when the same shall cease to be
paid. And in this book the Secre-
tarY shall keep record of all fire.
men employed by the municipality
and record shall be kept in such
manner as to show the name. ad-
dress and time of employment of
such tiremen and when such fire
men cease to be employed by the
municipality
Sec. %. That it shall be the duty
of the Chief of the Fire Department
of each municipality in this State,
described in Section l of this Act, to
promptly report to the State Treas
urer, as Insurance Commissioners,
the fact that the municipality of
which he is the Chief of the Fire
Department is within the provisions
of Section of this Act. And if
any such Fire Department shall at
any time cease to be within the pro-
visions of Section l of this Act. it
shall be the duty of the Chief
of the Fire Department. and
if there be no Chief of the Fire De-
partment it shall be the duty of the
MaVor or corresponding officer of the