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Section 28 Moved to 10B BENEFITS AND PENSIONS Section 29 Application for Benefits All applications for service pension benefits shall be made to the Board of Trustees within sixty (60) days of retirement. Following acceptance of the application, and review by the Secretary, the application shall be considered by the Board of Trustees at the next Regular Meeting. All applications for disability benefits shall be made within thirty (30) days from the first date of the disability or of the event giving rise to the application. An application for disability benefits shall be accompanied by a certificate of disability from the applicant's treating physician, stating the length of time that such member has been unable to perform any and every kind of duty pertaining to that member's usual occupation. Said application shall also establish that such disability or injury was received at the time and in the manner provided in these Bylaws to permit an application for disability benefits. The Board of Trustees may deny a claim for disability for failure to file a timely application. Section 30 Relief Committee The President, Vice President and Secretary of this Association shall constitute the Relief Committee, whose duty it shall be to determine the cause of the disability of any member and report the same to the Board of Trustees at its next Regular Meeting and it shall be the duty of each Trustee to notify the Relief Committee of the disability of any member of this Association. Section 31 Moved to 9A Section 32 Benefits to be Prorated All monies of this Association shall be disbursed only as provided herein. All benefits provided hereunder are maximums, and if the condition of the treasury does not permit the payment of all benefits in full, the available funds shall be prorated among the several beneficiaries, except that vested service pension amounts shall first be fully paid. Section 33 Moved to 26B Section 34 Moved to 26C Section 35 Payment of Benefits. The Board of Trustees upon being satisfied of the merit of any claim and lawful entitlement thereto by the applicant for non-pension benefits shall endorse its approval thereon and the same shall be forthwith paid by the Association subject to Section 9A hereof. The Board shall approve payment of vested pension benefits to eligible members in accordance with these Bylaws. :