26.1. Any member who leaves the employ of the City before he has satisfied the age and service requirements for retirement provided in Section 17.1, for any reason except his death or retirement, he shall be paid his accumulated contributions standing to his credit in the employees’ savings fund upon his request in writing filed with the Retirement Board.

26.2. Should any member die and leave no beneficiary entitled to a pension provided for in this Article, his accumulated contributions standing to his credit in the employees savings fund at the time of his death shall be paid to such person or persons as he shall have nominated by written designation duly executed and filed with the Retirement Board. If there be no such designated person or persons surviving the said member, then his said accumulated contributions shall be paid to his legal representative.

26.3. Refunds of accumulated contributions as provided in this Article, may be made in installments according to such rules and regulations as the Retirement Board may from time to time adopt.