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. . ORDINANeE NO. 1050 la, .- AN ORDINANeE INeREASING THE FIREMEN'S PENSION BENEFITS; APPROVING AN ACTUARIAL STUDY AND VALUATION; MAKING APPRO- PRIATIONS THEREFOR; AND PROVIDING AN EFFEeTlVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE eITY eOMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. PurSuant to the Firemen's Relief and Retirement Law, known as Article 6243e, Vernon's eivil Statutes of Texas, as amended, the eity eommission of the eity of La Porte hereby increases the Firemen's Pension Benefits as follows, to-wit: 1. All participating members shall receive an increase in service retirement benefits (Section 6) and on-duty dis- ability benefits (Section 7) from $25 per month to $50 per month. 2. All participating members shall receive a 200 per . I, " - cent increase in death benefits (Section 12) for widows from $16.66 per month to $50.00 per month, and a 100 per cent increase in death benefits (Section 12) for children from $6.00 per month to $12.00 per month where a'widow is receiv- ing a benefit or from $12.00 per month to $24.00 per month where no widow is ,receiving a benefit. These benefits shall be paid where death is a result of performance of duty, or occurs after service,or disability retirement, or results from any cause after qualification for a 'pension certificate. 3. All people receiving pensions (retired volunteer -- firemen, widows'of deceased volunteer firemen and children of deceased volunteer firemen) shall receive an increase in their pensions as follows: a. Retired volunteer firemen - 100 per cent increase from $25 per month to $50 per month. b. Widows of deceased volunteer firemen - 200 per cent increase from $16.66 per month to $50.00 per month. c. ehildren of deceased volunteer firemen - 100 per cent increase from $6.00 per month to $12.00 per month where the widow is receiving .. ~-'.