New Jersey § 43:19-15

§ 43:19-15.

In case any such member dies from causes other than injuries or illness received or

incurred in the performance of his duties and he shall have paid into the fund the

full amount of his annual assessments or contributions and served in the employ of

the city for five years, then twenty-five per cent of the pension which would have

been paid if the deceased member had served in the employ of the city for twenty years,

shall be paid to the surviving spouse or minor children, as the case may be. For each additional year of service thereafter, the proportionate amount of the

pension to be paid to the surviving spouse or minor children as the case may be, shall

be increased to the extent of five per cent over and above such twenty-five per cent

for each additional year of service up to and including twenty years.