§88-2  Minimum pension.  Every pensionof less than $50 per month payable under or pursuant to any law of the State bythe State or by any county or independent public board or commission, otherthan benefits payable to members of the employees' retirement system or to thedependents or beneficiaries of members under parts II, VII, and VIII, shall beincreased to $50 per month, any provision in any other law to the contrarynotwithstanding; provided that where the dependents of a deceased pensioner arereceiving pensions by reason of the pensioner's death, the total only of allamounts paid to the dependents shall be so increased.

The council of each county, and eachindependent board or commission affected, shall appropriate the funds necessaryto pay the increases hereby allowed of pensions payable by their respectivecounties, boards and commissions.  Sufficient funds to cover these increaseshereby allowed of pensions payable by the State are hereby appropriated fromthe general revenues of the State not otherwise appropriated, and the statecomptroller shall issue warrants to pay these increases. [L 1943, c 143, §§1,2; RL 1945, §6191; am L 1949, c 250, §1; RL 1955, §6-3; am L 1957, c 152, §1;HRS §88-2; am L 1969, c 110, pt of §1 and c 127, §31; gen ch 1985; am L 2006, c169, §3]