Section 16-107. Leaves of absence  


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  • a. A leave of absence to any member of the
      uniformed  force  shall  not  exceed  twenty  days  in  any one year, in
      addition to any vacation period, except upon condition that such  member
      shall  waive  or  release  not  less than one-half of all salary, pay or
      compensation and  claim  thereto,  or  any  part  thereof,  during  such
      absence.
        b. Absence without leave of any member of the uniformed force for five
      consecutive  days  shall  be deemed and held to be a resignation, and at
      the expiration of such period the member so absent shall cease to  be  a
      member of such force and may be dismissed therefrom without notice.