Any official court reporter of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City appointed prior to January 1, 1956, including any reporter assigned to the Grand Jury, who has served twenty-five preceding consecutive years or has attained the age of seventy years while so employed, shall be entitled to retirement with a salary of $8,000 per year. Retirement shall be mandatory at age seventy years. Every court reporter receiving a retirement salary on July 1, 1969, who was retired upon attainment of sixty or more years of age, and the completion of twenty-five consecutive years of service, shall be entitled to a retirement salary of $8,000 per year. Retirement salaries paid under subsections (a) and (b) of <cite data-path="22|§22-30">this section</cite> shall not be diminished by reason of the retired reporter’s having any earned income. No reporter appointed after January 1, 1956, shall be entitled to any retirement salary under <cite data-path="22|§22-30">this section</cite>. P.L.L., 1969, §22-30 1968, ch. 334, §298 1969, ch. 545, §298 1978, ch. 741 1982, ch. 444 1986, ch. 345