Any widow or minor children of a volunteer fireman
who shall hereafter die as the result of injuries sustained in the
course of performance of duty as a member of the Volunteer Fire Company
shall receive a pension.
The amount of said pension shall total $2,500
annually, and shall be paid to the widow of the deceased fireman during
her widowhood, or to the minor child or children of such fireman if
he leaves no widow surviving, or to such minor child or children after
the death of such widow.
The minor child or children of such widow shall
be determined to be a minor if such child is under the age of 18 years
or is legally unemancipated prior thereto.
The Mayor and Council shall make provision in
its annual budget for the payment of any such pension, and the same
shall be paid in the same manner as municipal employees are paid.
The authority for the enactment of this chapter
is contained in N.J.S.A. 43:12-28.1, 43:12-28.2 as amended, and 43:12-28.13.