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ployed in violation of law.

so. In any investigation conducted
by the Personnel Director, he shall
have the power to subpoena and re-
quire the attendance of witnesses
and the production thereby of books
and papers pertinent to the investi-
cation and to administer oaths to
such witnesses.
81. No person in the classified serv-
ice, or seeking admission thereto,
shall be appointed, reduced or re-
moved or in any way favored or
Disseminated against because of his
political opinions or affiliations.
No person in classified service of
the City shall, directly or indirectly,
solicit or receive, or be in any man
ner concerned in soliciting or re-
ceiving, any assessment, subscrip-
ton or contribution, for any politi-
cal party or political purpose what
ever.
So. Any violation of any of the pro-
visions of this subtitle relating to
the Civil Service of Hagerstown, or
any wilful use of any corrupt means
in connection with any examination,
appointment, promotion, transfer or
reinstatement shall be deemed a mis-
demeanor and upon conviction in a
court of competent jurisdiction, shall
be punished by a fine of not more
than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.-
00), or by Imprisonment for a per-
iod not to exceed twelve months, or
by both such fine and Imprisonment.
SO. The Council may provide re-
tirement system for persons in the
classified service of the City. Such
retirement system, if established by
the Council, shall operate on an
acturial basis, and shall be sustain
ed by a percentage reduction from
the salaries of municipal classified
employees and by direct contribu-
ton by the City; and the contribu-
ton of the City in all cases shall not
be less than that of the employee.
The general retirement system, if
established by the Council, shall
supersede the special retirement sys-
TENS for policemen and firemen;
provided, however, that retirement
benefits to those employed as police
men and fremen at the time the
general retirement system is es-
tablished shall not be less than
those accruing under their respec-
tive special retirement systems then
in force.
The Council shall have power and
authority to appropriate and cause
to be raised by taxation such sums
of money as may be necessary to
carry out the provisions of this sec
ton and to pay all contributions to
retirement system if, and when
established
Sd. The Mayor is hereby empow-
cred and authorized, whenever in
his discretion, the efficiency of the
Police Department of Hagerstown
may require it, to retire any regular
Policeman, Chief, Captain or Lieu
tenant and to direct the payment to
him by the City for life of a sum of
money or monthly installments,
equal to one-half of the compensa-
ton allowed him at the date of his
retirement; provided, however, that
such regular Policeman, Chief, Cap
tain or Lieutenant shall have serv-
ed faithfully as a Policeman of Ha-
gerStOwn for not less than fifteen
years or shall have been permanently
disabled in the discharge of his duty
as a policeman of Hagerstown, and
the said Mayor shall in all cases, be-
fore making such retirement, procure
and file among his records a certif-
cate signed by at least two reputable
physicians of Hagerstown, that the
person proposed to be retired has
been thoroughly examined by them,
and that he is incapable of perform
ing active police duty and that such
disability is permanent in its nature.
The Mayor shall have power in his
discretion to require any regular
Policeman, Chief, Captain or Lieu
tenant retired as aforesaid to per-
form light service in connection with
the Police Department of Hagers-
town in or around the headquarters
of the Police Department at such
periods as the Mayor may determine,
provided that it shall be certified as
aforesaid that such retired Police
man, Chief, Captain or Lieutenant
is capable of performing such serv-
ice.
The Council shall have full power
and authority to appropriate and
cause to be raised by taxation sum