Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same,
as follows:
The Peabody Police Relief Association, a corporation duly established under the laws of the commonwealth, is hereby authorized to pay to a member in good standing of said corporation, upon the death of his spouse, one-half the current death benefit. Any amount so paid shall reduce the death benefit otherwise payable upon the death of any such member.