1. To his widow during her lifetime or until she remarries and, thereafter, to the legally appointed guardian of his child or children until such child or children have attained the age of eighteen years or have married;

2. In the event such deceased member leaves no widow, such death allowance shall be paid to the legally appointed guardian of his child or children until such child or children have attained the age of eighteen years or have married;

3. In the event such deceased member leaves neither widow nor child or children under the age of eighteen years, such retirement allowance shall be paid to his parent or parents or to his sister or brother who, in the order named, was or were either wholly or partially dependent upon him. Such disability and retirement board shall have the power and authority to determine all matters pertaining to such dependency; provided, however, that should the board determine that such parent or parents or sister or brother was or were only partially dependent upon such deceased member, than and in that event, only such percentage of such death allowance shall be paid as is equal to the percentage of such dependency as determined by the board; provided further, that the board may from time to time re-examine the financial status of any such parent or parents or sister or brother and, should it determine that the same has changed since the death of the member, it shall decrease or terminate the payment of the death allowance in accordance with its determination;

4. No widow of any person who receives the benefits of this pension fund who marries such person after the allowance of this pension shall be entitled to the pension provided in this chapter after his death. (Prior code § 5.38.050)