§88-16  Bonus; appropriation. Sufficient funds shall be appropriated to the employees' retirement system fromthe general revenues of the State not otherwise appropriated, to pay the bonusto all pensioners under the system except those pensioners who are retiredemployees of the respective counties.  Sufficient funds shall be appropriatedto the state department or agency hereby affected from the general revenues ofthe State not otherwise appropriated, to pay the bonus to those statepensioners not under the system.  The council of each county, and eachindependent board or commission affected shall appropriate the funds to pay thebonus to pensioners whose pensions are payable by their respective counties,boards, and commissions as well as to pensioners of the employees' retirementsystem 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 L1969, c 110, pt of §1; am L 1974, c 220, §3]