The Township Council does hereby create and
provide for the payment of a pension to the widow of any volunteer
fireman who shall die as a result of injuries sustained in the course
of performance of duty as a member of the volunteer fire company of
the Township of Saddle Brook. Said pension shall be in the amount
of $5,000 annually, to be paid to the deceased fireman's widow during
her widowhood, said pension to cease, terminate and come to an end
if and when said widow shall cease to be a widow.
The annual pension of $5,000 shall be included
in the annual budget and tax levy of the municipality and shall be
raised by taxation and shall be paid in the same manner as municipal
employees are paid.
On or before January 1 of each year, each widow
who is eligible for this pension must submit in writing a certified
statement to establish her eligibility as a widow for collection of
the pension. Said written certification should be submitted to the
Business Administrator at the Municipal Building, Township of Saddle
Brook. Failure to establish eligibility shall be sufficient reason
for the municipality to discontinue any pension payments previously
made pursuant to this article or any other ordinance relating to a
similar pension.