Alcorn Ex Rel. Kirby v. Board of Fire Commissioners

The Firemen’s Relief Fund of the City of Hartford was established in 1897 by a special act of the Legislature. It first provided that one of the classes entitled to relief should have had “twenty years of meritorious service.” (Special Laws of 1897, No. 365.) Later this was changed to “thirty years of continuous, meritorious service.” (Special Laws of 1921, No. 170.) This was reduced to 25 years by Special Law No. 208 of the Special Laws of 1939. By Special Law No. 438 of the Special Laws of 1933, the word “meritorious”^ was dropped as an essential and finally by Special Law No. 208 of the…