Sec. 17. VALIDATION OF PROCEEDINGS FOR SEPARATION OF PENSION FUNDS. All Acts and proceedings had and done by the governing body and Board of Trustees of the Pension Fund of any such city or town, subject to the above provisions, in creating, establishing, maintaining, and administering separate Pension Funds for Firemen and Policemen are hereby legalized, approved, and validated, as well as the division by said governing body and Board of Trustees of any public funds voted by the voters of said city or town for the Firemen and Policemen Pension Fund between said two (2) Funds, and said governing body and Board of Trustees shall continue the separate maintenance and administration of said Funds in the manner hereinabove provided. This section and Section 16 of this Act provide only for the separation of pension funds into policeman and fireman divisions and grant the governing body no power or authority granted to the Board of Trustees under any provision of this Act, and the Board of Trustees shall have exclusive charge of administration and maintenance of the fund.

Sec. 18. OPERATION OF FUND NOTWITHSTANDING CENSUS CHANGE. Any city which has heretofore established a firemen and policemen fund in accordance with Article 6243B of Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes or as amended, shall continue to operate such fund under the provisions of this Act. It is further provided that the fact that any future Federal Census may result in said city being above or below the population bracket herein specified shall not affect the validity of such fund and such fund shall continue to be operated pursuant hereto.

Acts 1933, 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., p. 279, ch. 101. Amended by Acts 1935, 44th Leg., p. 811, ch. 346, Sec. 1 to 4; Acts 1937, 45th Leg., p. 616, ch. 308, Sec. 1; Acts 1937, 45th Leg., p. 1335, ch. 495, Sec. 1, 2; Acts 1959, 56th Leg., p. 26, ch. 16, Sec. 1; Acts 1961, 57th Leg., p. 983, ch. 427, Sec. 1; Acts 1963, 58th Leg., p. 367, ch. 136, Sec. 1, eff. May 10, 1963; Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 2456, ch. 823, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1969; Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 1418, ch. 395, Sec. 1, 2, eff. May 26, 1971; Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 815, ch. 368, Sec. 1 to 5, eff. June 12, 1973; Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1372, ch. 526, Sec. 1, 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1975; Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 590, ch. 237, Sec. 122, eff. Sept. 1, 1981; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 663, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 1985; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 597, Sec. 46, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 708, Sec. 1, 2, eff. Aug. 26, 1991; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 165, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Amended by:

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1420 (H.B. 3355), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1420 (H.B. 3355), Sec. 1.02, eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1420 (H.B. 3355), Sec. 1.03, eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1420 (H.B. 3355), Sec. 1.04, eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1420 (H.B. 3355), Sec. 1.05, eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 191, eff. September 1, 2011.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 203 (S.B. 1133), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2013.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 203 (S.B. 1133), Sec. 2, eff. May 24, 2013.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 203 (S.B. 1133), Sec. 3, eff. May 24, 2013.