§88-16 Bonus; appropriation. Sufficient funds shall be appropriated to the employees' retirement system from the general revenues of the State not otherwise appropriated, to pay the bonus to all pensioners under the system except those pensioners who are retired employees of the respective counties. Sufficient funds shall be appropriated to the state department or agency hereby affected from the general revenues of the State not otherwise appropriated, to pay the bonus to those state pensioners not under the system. The council of each county, and each independent board or commission affected shall appropriate the funds to pay the bonus to pensioners whose pensions are payable by their respective counties, boards, and commissions as well as to pensioners of the employees' retirement system who are retired employees of their respective counties. [L 1961, c 175, pt of §13; am L 1963, c 114, §1; Supp, pt of §6-255; pt of HRS §88-16; am L 1969, c 110, pt of §1; am L 1974, c 220, §3]