Section 12.6. Any person who shall, after the effective date of this act, be employed by the bureau of fire of the city, and who shall become a member of the fund and who, after twenty or more years service and before attaining the age of fifty years, shall be separated from the service by reason of no cause or act of his or her own, if such member continues to contribute to the pension fund monthly a sum equal to the last monthly contribution paid while in employ, such former employe shall, when he or she reaches the age of fifty years, be eligible to receive a pension allowance.
(12.6 added Dec. 19, 1975, P.L.605, No.174)