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SIXTY—FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 433. 1916. 719 death of an member of the lice de arhmeut or the e mm of the Distnytgt of Oolgxmbia, bpelgore or gftcr retirement. fglcgmdtigo sarge; thereof, 1eav1rg§a wndow, or a qhild or children under sixteen years ]Pn·g i¤¤¤> www ¤r oaf age, the wx ow shall 6I1t1tl0d_t0-]'BCBiVB relief from the said pohccmen and fircmcxfs rchef fund, Dxstrnct of Columbia,iu an amount not cugceeding $35 per mouth, and each child under the ago of sixteen years m an ampunt not oxcced1n§ $10 per mouth, and in no case shall the agnount pand to any cnc {aug y exceed the sum of $50 par month: ‘ Promdedz That u}>0n_the remm·r1agc of any widow granted relief under the provmons o_ thm Act such relief shall cease, and relief granted cm M mm to or for anti qlsuld or_ch11drc11 under thp §c of sixteen years shall cease upon _ cu reaching that age: P furtlwr, That no widow, t(,¥§"'{¤,,¥,§,,*{“§,,gi'°,'},f chxld, or chnldren of any deceased member of the said police departments or tire department resulting from any marriage contracted subsequent 1:0 the data of retirement of such member shall be entitledto any relief qudcr the proyisious of this Act. - . - The Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized to m¤¤·•1•xp¤¤ gn)? frogu the —S81d pdhcamen and iircmcifs relief fund, District of " ’ I umbm, a sum not exceeding $75 in any one casato defray the funeral expenses of any deceased member of the police departmvnt ct; thefiim department -crf.said Dktariqt dying while in tharservicc W l’ .; - `-, .— ,; . ",{',}¤'»·, I There is created in and of·Cb1umbia a board to be b°§j"°§§“¢°¤° *°“•' known ·as·the police and iirommfs retiring and relief boa.rd,*t.0 be ¤¤¤¤p¤¤l¤¤¤- comgad of the (>0!P01'\tiDD.;00uDSOl-Of saxdw District and one mombar ui asdr tho police department and £ro—·dopartmcut, to bd. designated by the said commissioners, apdt thdsaid commissioners are authorized to change the personnel of gaid board from time to time, in their discretion, and they are further authorized and empowered to make, m0dif¥, and to amend from time to time regulations and rules of procedure or the conduct of the said board. The said mm board shall consider all cases for the retirement and relief of members of the police department and the firs d¤;_partmeut rendered necessary or expedient under the provisions 0 this Act, and all applications for the relief of widows and children under sixteen years of age. In evcgcaso of retirement of an member of either of 8¤r:¤¤¤’¤ Mwavsaid departments the ard of police and fire surgeons shall certify, in writing, to the said retiring and relief board the physical condition of the member for whom retirement and relief is sought. The said K•¤*¤•¤ retiring and relief board shall give written notice to any member of said departments under consideration by it for retirement and relief to appear before the board and give such evidence under oath as he may desire and the proceedings of the board shall be reduced to writing ami shall show tho data of a3>point1uc¤t> of such member,. his e, his record in the service, an any other information that ma aiu pertinent to the matter of his retirement and relief. The ° =•°‘¤° saig board is authorized and empowered to summqn any person before it to give testimony, 1mdcr_0ath or aflinuatnopx as to any matter affocting retirement and rolmf under the provisions of ·u1]S Act; and any member of the board shal1_ha.vo gower to agimmmtcr oaths or aErmatious to mtnesses appearing be orc the sand board. Commun mab Such summons shall be served b_yi· any member of Mctropohtan uu. lice force, and upon the refuge. or neglect of a wxtucss to appear Egforc the said board or to tesufy whcu_£31pr0d, he or she may be vom" m` compelled to attend and testify as grow _ m the Act ‘0f February VOL ,,,§j,,_ twentieth, eighteen hundred and musty-snx, 811t»1t16<?. ‘Au Act t.0 amend an Act untitled, ‘An Act to Pmush false swearing before tual boards of the Metropolitan pohcc ores and Em department of tha District of Columbia, and fog other purposes} appgoved May gloventh, eighteen hundred aud nmnty-two," and any wmwss making a false statement to the sand board on any maternal matter