Any county official as herein defined may after July 1, 1968, retire from office and be paid retirement benefits provided said county official has attained the age of fifty-five (55) years and presents satisfactory evidence of at least twelve (12) years service but less than twenty-four (24) years service, said retirement benefits to be paid as follows:12 years service - 1/2 of full retirement benefits13 years service - 13/24 of full retirement benefits14 years service - 7/12 of full retirement benefits15 years service - 5/8 of full retirement benefits16 years service - 2/3 of full retirement benefits17 years service - 17/24 of full retirement benefits18 years service - 3/4 of full retirement benefits19 years service - 19/24 of full retirement benefits20 years service - 5/6 of full retirement benefits21 years service - 7/8 of full retirement benefits22 years service - 11/12 of full retirement benefits23 years service - 23/24 of full retirement benefits.Acts 1968 (Adj. S.), ch. 617, § 16.
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