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MEMBERSHIP AND FUNDING Section 52 Membership and Dues All active members of the Roseville Fire Department, all persons on approved leave of absence from the Roseville Fire Department shall be eligible to membership in said Association upon the payment of such dues as may be determined by the Board of Trustees, payable annually at or before the regular annual meeting of said Association. No person who is serving as a substitute volunteer firefighter shall be deemed to be a member of this Association. The Board of Trustees may exclude from membership in this Association any applicant who, due to some medically determinable physical or mental impairment or condition, would constitute for the Association a predictable and unwarranted risk of the commencement of a retirement benefit at an age earlier than fifty (50) years of age, or any applicant who would increase the risk of injury to the applicant or other firefighters while engaged in active service. Section 53 Membership Compulsory Membership in the Association shall be compulsory for all members of the Roseville Fire Department. Section 54 Failure to Pay Dues Any member failing to pay annual dues within fifteen (15) days after the Annual Meeting shall be notified of such delinquency by the Secretary, and if not paid within fifteen (15) days after mailing such notice, the Board of Trustees may, by resolution, cancel their membership. Any member may be reinstated to membership within sixty (60) days thereafter by paying the dues arrearages. Section 55 Pension Benefits Any member discharged, expelled or who has resigned from the Roseville Fire Department or from the Relief Association before their right to service pension benefits has been approved or vested, shall forfeit for themselves, their Surviving Spouse and minor children all claims for any benefits payable pursuant to these Bylaws, provided however, no such forfeiture shall result from a granting of a leave of absence from the Fire Department or the Relief Association. Section 56 Expulsion Any member who shall be determined by the Board of Trustees to be or have been feigning sickness or injury for the purpose of avoiding the member's responsibility for service or to secure benefits to which the member is not entitled shall be expelled. Section 57 Funds of Association All moneys received by the Association shall be kept in two separate funds as set forth below. Section 58 General Fund Funds received from dues, fines, initiation fees, entertainments, and all money or property donated, given, granted or devised by any person, for the benefit of said fund or for unspecified uses, shall be kept in a general fund and may be disbursed upon a majority vote of the members of the Board of Trustees for any purpose reasonably suited to 14