2780 ARTICLE 73B

lations of the Board and the Board shall not be bound by technical rules
of evidence.

The said Board shall also make a study of retirement systems and report
back to the next session of the General Assembly, with recommendations
as to the advisability of creating a permanent and sound retirement system
and whether such system should be contributory or non-contributory.

1937, ch. 489, sec. 3.

3. After October 1, 1937, any employee of the State who attains or
has attained the age of 70 may, on his own application, be retired from
service, in accordance with the provisions of this Article.

1937, ch. 489, sec. 4.

4. Any employee of the State, who is retired on account of age, shall
be granted an annual retirement allowance or compensation equal to one-
seventieth of his or her average salary or compensation for the ten years
next preceding retirement, multiplied by the number of years of service
as an employee of the State. Any employee of the State who has been
separated from the service of the State because of age or disability since
June 1, 1935, shall be eligible for retirement under the provisions of this
Article upon making application to the Board and complying with its
rules and regulations. Provided, however, that no employee shall be granted
a retirement allowance on account of age, or physical or mental disability,
unless he or she has been in the employ of the State for at least ten years.

Any employee retired on account of accidental disability shall receive
a retirement allowance equal to one-half of the annual salary or compen-
sation received by him or her at the time of retirement.

All employees granted a retirement allowance under this Article shall
receive the same in equal semi-monthly payments, the same to be paid by
the State Comptroller upon the certification of semi-monthly payrolls by
the State Employment Commissioner containing the names, addresses,
and amounts to be paid to each of said retired employees.

The term "employee" as used in this Article shall not include or apply
to elected officials.

othing in this Article shall be construed to affect the provisions of any
other law for the retirement or payment of pensions to employees of the
State, but no employee of the State shall be entitled to receive more than
one retirement allowance or pension payable out of State funds.