Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-07-18
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS

ment or agency thereof, shall ~ II he
receives q certificate OF satisfactory
completion of such duty, ~ If he is
still qualified to perform the duties OF
plication for unemployment within
forty days after he is relieved from
such active duty or service, be restored
to such position or to a position of like
seniority, status and pay. Upon rein
statement, the time spent by such per-
son in the military service shall be
added to his seniority, he shall be en-
titled to the same pay which persons
having the same seniority and doing
the same kind of work in the depart
ment or service involved are receiving,
and he shall be restored to any merit
system or civil service status held by
him at the time he entered such mill
tary service, just as though his employ
ment had not been interrupted.
95. The rights of any such person In
any pension or retirement fund or sys~
tenn, shall not be destroyed or impaired
by reason OF his absence in such mill
tary service, or his failure to contribute
to such fund or system while he is In
said military service; such person shall
have the right to make the customary
contributions or said contributions may
be made for him, but unless such con-
tributions are actually made, such per-
SON shall not receive credit for them,
but shall only be entitled to participate
In said fund or system to the extent OF
the payments actually made. The
Boards, Trustees or others charged with
the administration Of any pension or
retirement fund or system are hereby
authorized to issue rules and regula-
tions to carry out the provisions Of this
section, any present rules and regula-
lions to the contrary Notwithstanding.
96. The contributions or payments
made to any such pension or retire
ment fund or system by any such per-
son in the employ of the State of Mary
Il 49,
thereof, shall, for period of not more
than one year, be paid by said State OF
Maryland to said pension or retirement
fund or system while such person is In
said military service; and suc1 pay
ments may be made for such further
periods of time as the Board of Public
Works may from time to time direct.
ALI Of said payments shall be made
from funds appropriated for said pur-
pose In the Budget, and shall only be
made to the extent of the funds so
appropriated.
81. The Mayor and City Council OF
Baltimore, and Of all other municipal
corporations In Maryland, and the gov.
villages in Maryland having the taxing
power, and the County Commissioners
Of each county in the State are hereby
authorized to make provisions. similar
to those contained In Sections "a, 95 and
SO for State employees: with respect to:
(a) payment of contributions made to
pension or retirement funds or systems
by any such persons in their respective
employ during the time such persons
are In said military service, or during
such part of said time as said authori-
ties may determine, and (b) the re-
employment Of any such persons after
the termination Of their military service.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted.
That any and all other laws or parts Of
laws, whether general or local, incOn!
sistent with the provisions of this Act,
be and the same are hereby repealed to
the extent Of such Inconsistency.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted,
That this Act is hereby declared to be
an emergency law and necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public
health and safety and being passed by
a yea and nay vote, supported by three
fifths of all the members elected to each
of the two Houses of the General As
sembly, the same shall take effect from
the date of its passage.
Approved: May 20, 1941.