The disability benefits paid shall be at the rate of $500 per annum. provided, however, that no disability benefit will be paid at a greater rate than 5/8 of the contract salary of the year in which the disability occurred.

In computing years of service, as provided in this act, the board of trustees may include service as a public school teacher rendered outside of the state not however in excess of 10 years for such outside service nor for more than one-fourth of the years of service claimed for retirement as a portion of the service necessary before any teacher shall be entitled to be paid any benefits under this act. The age which the teacher had attained at the time of beginning service in the earliest year for which crdit is granted shall be taken as the age of beginning service as provided by this act and arrearages based on that age of beginning shall be paid for the years of service for which credit is granted. Provided that nothing in this section shall affect the amount or amounts to be paid into such retirement fund by teachers before being entitled to an annuity.

Provided that teachers who are members of units already established under this act before amendment shall receive the same credit for prior experience including experience outside the state as they were given credit for under that act, and any teacher who desires, may withdraw from the conditions of the old act and elect membership undert [under] the provisions of the new.

Any teacher may be given a leave of absence for study, professional improvement, or temporary disability, not exceeding one year in seven, and shall be regarded as a teacher and entitled to the benefits of this act, provided that during such absence he or she continues to pay into such fund the amount of assessment payable by such teacher as provided by this act.

Credit shall be given under this act for all years of service rendered under its provisions before, as well as after, the taking effect of this amending act. And the full term of school in the corporation in which such service was rendered shall constitute a year of service under this act.

No teacher shall be granted more than a year of credit for service rendered during any one calendar year.

No teacher not granted a pension before the passage of this amending act, shall receive any pension money before January 1, 1922, but pensions granted under the act of 1915 shall be continued at the same rate under this act and shall be governed by the law in force after this act becomes a law.

This section amends section 6555a2 Supplement of 1918, being section 14, Acts 1915, p. 658.

[Acts 1915, p. 658. In force April 26, 1915.]

6555n2.

Record of units and teachers.

655502.

Investment of funds, cash on hands.

6555p2. Amount of pensions.

6555q2. Computing years of service.

The above sections 6555n2 to 6555q2 inclusive being sections 6555b2 to 6555e2 Supplement of 1918, and sections 15 to 18 inclusive Acts 1915, p. 658, were repealed by section 3, Acts 1921, p. 751.

See title to the act of 1921, p. 751, chapter 256.

6555r2. Attachment, pensions exempt.-19. All the annuities granted and payable out of said state teachers' retirement fund shall be and are exempt from seizure or levy upon attachment, supplemental process, and all other process; and such annuities or any payment of the same shall not be subject to sale, assignment, or transfer by any beneficiary; and any such sale, assignment or transfer shall be absolutely void.

6555s2. Teachers eligible to pension.

This section 6555s2 being section 6555g2 Supplement of 1918, and section 20, Acts 1915, p. 658, was repealed by section 3, Acts 1921, p. 751.

See title to the act of 1921, p. 751, chapter 256.

6555t2. Pensions withdrawn.-21. Whenever any person receiving any benefits from said fund shall be convicted of any felony or of any misdemeanor of which he or she shall be adjudged to be imprisoned; or shall fail to report for examination as required herein, unless excused by the board of trustees of the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund, or shall disobey the requirements of said board of trustees in respect to said examination, then such board may order that the annuity allowed and paid to him or to her shall cease.

6555u2. Subsequent applications.

This section 6555u2 being section 655512 Supplement of 1918, and section 22, Acts 1915, p. 658, was repealed by section 3, Acts 1921, p. 751.

See title to the act of 1921, p. 751, chapter 256.

The above sections 6555z1 to 6555u2 inclusive were numbered 6555n1 to 655512 inclusive in the Supplement of 1918.

[Acts 1915, p. 604. In force April 26, 1915.]

6555v2. Abandoned school ground, use for parks.-1. That in any city of the fifth class within the state in which the school corporations of such cities have heretofore purchased in the name of said school corporations real estate to be used for school purposes, and the use of which real estate shall have since been abandoned for school purposes, it shall be lawful for the school trustees of said school corporations to authorize the use of such real estate for park purposes, in the manner and as provided by this act.

6555w2. Permitting use by city.-2. No money shall be expended out of the school corporation treasury for the maintenance of such abandoned school grounds for park purposes, but the board of school trustees of any school corporation in cities of the fifth class owning such abandoned school grounds may by an order entered of record permit the use of such abandoned school grounds by any city of the fifth class for park purposes, fixing in such order the conditions, restrictions and limitations within which such city of the fifth class may take and use such abandoned school grounds for such park purposes.

6555x2. Acceptance by council, maintenance.-3. Any city of the fifth class within this state may by an ordinance of the common council, accept from the school corporation of any such city the use of any real estate, being abandoned school grounds, as hereinbefore provided, or any such city may by ordinance of the common council accept from any person or persons for any definite time not less than five years the use of any real estate in such city formerly used for cemetery purposes, having been abandoned and the bodies having been removed therefrom, and any such city is hereby given the right, power and authority through their common councils, to use and maintain and keep in condition any such real estate for park purposes for the use of the general public, in the manner and under the same conditions and restrictions and limitations as are now fixed and provided by law for the use and control and maintenance of park properties by such cities, in every way and to the same extent as if the city owned said real estate in its own name and right; and such cities of the fifth class shall have the power and authority to accept by city ordinance such real estate for park purposes under the order of the school trustees of the school corporation, as herein provided, or from such person or persons.

6555y2. Title to land.-4. The title to such real estate shall remain in the school corporation, and the use by cities of the fifth class shall continue so long as such cities continue to maintain such real estate as a public park.

6555z2. Abandonment for park purposes.-5. If at any time after such real estate has been accepted for park purposes, as aforesaid, such cities shall abandon the use of such real estate for park purposes, it shall be lawful for the school trustees of such school corporation so owning said real estate, to take possession of said real estate, and to sell and convey said real estate in the manner now or hereafter provided by law.

The above sections 6555v2 to 6555z2 inclusive were respectively numbered €555j2 tc 6555n2 in the Supplement of 1918.

[Acts 1921, p. 126. In force March 1, 1921.]

6555a3. Amendment of title to act.-5. The title to the above entitled act be amended to read as follows: An act concerning annuities for aged, infirm, disabled, diseased or retired teachers in cities having a population of not less than 56,000 nor more than 70,000 according to the last preceding United States census, and declaring an emergency.

Section 6 of the above act provides that the act be in force and effect from and after its passage.

See sections 6555r, 6555s, 6555w and 6555b1 for sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively of the above act.

6556. Bonds for building purposes.

The act of 1907, of which this section is a part, was repealed by implication by the act of 1909, sections 6572-6575, and the act of 1907, sections 6565-6570, all of the Revised Statutes of 1914, was also repealed by the act of 1909. Monical v. Heise, 49 App. 302, 94 N. E. 232.

[Acts July special session 1920, p. 108. In force July 27, 1920.]

6562a. Contracts of school cities and towns legalized.-1. Contracts heretofore let and entered into by school cities or school towns of the State of Indiana, for the construction of temporary school buildings, and all obligations incurred, or evidence of indebtedness executed on account thereof, be and the same are hereby legalized.

Section 2 of this act provides that nothing in this act shall effect pending litigation.

Section 3 of this act provides that the act shall take effect from and after its passage.

6563. Conditions before building.

The statutes relative to the purchase of grounds and the building of school houses are reviewed, and it is held that contracts executed for the building of school houses when the provisions of this section are not complied with are void. Caldwell v. Bauer, 179 Ind. 146, 99 N. E. 117.

6572. Bonds or notes by cities and towns.

The act of 1909, Acts 1909, p. 100, amending the statute providing for the contracting of an indebtedness by school corporations of cities, is to be construed in connection with the act of 1879, on the same subject, and the notice required to be given by the act of 1909, applies in case an indebtedness is to be incurred by contract as well as in the case of issuance of notes or bonds. Caldwell v. Bauer, 179 Ind. 146, 99 N. E. 117.

[Acts 1921, p. 502. In force March 10, 1921.]

6575a. School funding bonds.-1. In all the cities of the State of Indiana, which are incorporated under the general laws of the state, and in all incorporated towns of this state, when the school city or school town or any such city or incorporated town is indebted for money heretofore received and used for any school purpose, which indebtedness is evidenced by bonds, notes, warrants or other obliga

tions heretofore issued or negotiated by such school city or school town is hereby authorized and empowered to issue and negotiate the bonds of such school city or school town for the purpose of funding or refunding such indebtedness or any part thereof, and cancelling so much thereof as may be due or which shall become due. And any such school or school town in cities and towns incorporated under the general laws of the state, that shall hereafter become indebted for any school purpose and which indebtedness is evidenced by bonds, notes, warrants or other obligations hereafter issued or negotiated by any such school city or school town for school purposes, is hereby authorized and empowered to issue and negotiate the bonds of such school city or school town for the purpose of funding or refunding such indebtedness hereafter incurred or any part thereof, and cancelling so much thereof as may be due or will become due. The bonds so issued shall be known as "School Funding Bonds", and the full time for which said bonds shall run shall be fifteen (15) years from the date of the issuance thereof, but such bonds may be issued in sums so that that portion thereof as the board of trustees of such school cities or school towns may determine may be made to mature at the end of any year within said period, or said bonds may be issued so that one-fifteenth (1/15) thereof shall fall due at the end of each year, and the portion when falling due, and the interest thereon, shall when due be paid and cancelled. Such bonds may be in any denominations not less than fifty (50) dollars nor more than one thousand (1000) dollars, and shall be payable at a place named therein and at a time not later than fifteen (15) years from the date thereof, bearing interest not exceeding five and one-half (51⁄2) per cent, per annum, payable annually or semi-annually for which interest coupons may be attached to said bonds, and such boards of trustees may negotiate such bonds at any market or place at not less than par.

6575b. Notice of sale of bonds.-2. Preparatory to offering such bonds for sale the board of school trustees shall give notice for two (2) weeks of the date fixed for the sale of such bonds, together with a description of such bonds, and such offer, and invite bids therefor. Such notice shall be given by advertisement once each week in at least one newspaper of general circulation published in such school city or school town, and if no such newspaper is published therein, then by posting such notice in five (5) public places in such city or town. And such school trustees shall also publish said notice one time in a newspaper of general circulation published in the city of Indianapolis, said notice to be published at least one week prior to the date fixed for the sale of said bonds.

6575c. Tax levy to pay bonds.-3. The board of school trustees shall have the power to, and shall levy a special tax in addition to other