Any person holding any office or position of public trust, responsibility or service, elective or appointive, in the government of this state or in any county, municipality or any other unit or combined unit of government therein, who may enter the military, naval, marine corps or coast guard service of the United States of America, […]
Whenever the holder of any such public office or position enters any of the services mentioned in section one hereof and another is named to perform the duties of said person's office or position, such other person shall not be named for a period longer than the period served by the holder of such office […]
This article shall not be construed: (a) As any attempt to enlarge or to extend the length of term of any such public office or position or to create a definite term where no definite term with respect to such office or position has heretofore existed. (b) As providing that the salary or wages payable […]
The provisions of this article shall be retroactive as to all such persons who have entered the armed services of the United States since July one, 1940.
