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


Ing the preceding years premium re-
ceiDts. and every such insurer shall
at the same time of making said re-
ports pay to the State Treasurer the
amount of the tax hereinabove men,
toned. Also at the same time a
duplicate sworn copy of such re-
port shall be furnished by the insur-
er TO the City or Town. Every in
Eurer engaged in carrying on fire and
tornado insurance business in the
State of Florida shall keep accurate
books of account of all such bust
ness done By it within the limits of
such Incorporated municipality in
such manner as to be able to COM
ply with the provisions of this sec
ton.
Sec. Z. 1t shall be the duty of the
Treasurer of the State to keep a sep
arate account of all money collected
for each CITY and town under the
provisions Of this Act and any and
Quoting the necessary expenses in
CURED by the Treasurer as Insur-
anee Commissioner of the State, in
carrying out the provisions of this
Act. shall be paid into the State
Treasury in a special fund known as
the Municipal Firemens Pension
Fund. which said special fund is
hereby created for the reception of
the same. The Comptroller shall an
nually. on the 10th day of March,
draw his warrant on the State Treas
urer for the full net amount of mon
ey then within the State Treasury in
the Municipal FiremenS Pension
Fund. specifying the cities or towns
TO which said moneys shall be paid
and the net amount collected for and
TO be paid to each city or town re-
spectively. which said sums payable
10 said cities or towns are hereby
appropriated annually out of the
Municipal Firemen's Pension
Fund" said warrants of said Comp
troller shall be cOuntersigned by
the Governor and shall be payable to
the cities or towns. respectively en-
titled to receive the same. and shall
be RENTED annually by the Comp
troller TO such cities and towns.
Sec &. All funds received by any
CITY or town under the provisions
of this Act shall be by said towns
paid Immediately into its Firemen's
Relief and Pension Fund or into its
Pension Fund for Firemen and PO-
lcefnen. where such latter fund eX-
lists.
Sec. g. The tax herein authorized
shall in no wise be additional to
the similar state excise or license tax
imposed by Section Oil, of the Re
gised General Statutes of Florida, as
the same is amended by Chapter
1880 Laws of Florida. 1925, but the
payer of the tax hereby authorized
shall receive credit therefor on his
said state license or excise tax and
the balance of said state excise or
license tax shall be paid to the State
Treasurer as is now provided by law.
company. corporation or other in
surer fail to comply with the provis-
slOns of this Act. on or before the
first daY of March in each year as
herein provided. the certificate of aui-
thoritY issued to said insurance COM
panY. corporation or other insurer
To transact business in this state may
be Cancelled and revoked by the State
Treasurer. and it shall be uniaW-
ful for any such insurance company
corporation or other insurer TO trans
act any business thereafter in this
State unless such insurance COM
pany. corporation or other insurer
shall be granted a new certificate Of
authority TO transact business in this
state. in compliance with provisions
of law authorizing such certificate
of authority TO be issued
Sec. II. That the following per-
payable in equal MONTH installments
and equal TO seventy-fve per cent
t1JfsD of their average yearly salary
Tor a period of two years immedi-
atelY preceding their enrolment as
a pensiOner; provided. however, that
in no event shall the pension of any
person under any provision of this
Acat amount TO more than the sum
Of one hundred dollars ($l00.CO
monthly
ca ANY person who, upon the TAX
ing effect of this Act, or thereafter.
shall have attained the age of fifty
i've wears and shall have served as
duly appointed and enrolled fire
man for a period of twenty-five $3.50
years. IN any capacity or rank what
ever. in the city or town in which
said pension is sought. shall be, upon
his application To the Board of Trus-
tees. retired on a pension as in this
Section is provided.
tb) ANY person who being regu-
larlY employed by any City or Town
as "A duly appointed and enrolled
fireman or volunteer fireman, while
so employed and in line of duty shall
become totally and permanently dis
abled to perform his duties as fire
man. shall be. upon his application
10 the Board of Trustees retired on
Vided. provided however. that when
ever such disability shall cease, his
pension shall likewise cease and such
person shall be restored to active
service. and any person who has
been retired for disability under the
provisions of this subsection and
who has not previous to said retire
ment been in the service for TWEEN
ty-hVe wears. as provided in this
81 Ia, hFn 80 he, oil
the Board of Trustees for re-cxam-
inatiOn by two physicians, to be
named bY the Board of trustees. and
II found To be able TO perform aC-
tive duty. he shall be re installed in
the same rank occupied by himself at
the time of his retirement and he
shall receive the same compensation
that other members of said rank ar,
receiving at the time of such rein
statement and the period of time
which said fireman or volunteer fire
man Is out of service because of
such disability shall be credited as
part of the twenty-five year per-
Tod OF service required for retire
Incnt.
Sec. p That in the event of the
death of a pensioner while he is
actually enjoying a pension under
the provisions of this Act the
widow OF such penSloner shall, so
long as she remains unmarried be
paid a monthly pension by the Board
Of Trustees out the Fireman's
Relief and Pension Fund, equal to
One-twelfth u-l2l of sevcnty-fve per
cent. $50 of the annual pension
which the deceased pensioner was
receiving at the time of his death
which pension shall be for the use of
the widow and the children, if any
under eighteen years of age. of her
deceased husband. If such deceased
pensioner. at the time of his death,
shall not be survived by a widow
but shall be survived by one or more
legitimate children under the age of
eighteen years. or if being survived
by widow who shall die before the
youngest Of said children shall at