St. Mary's gazette., 1867-04-18

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thurIty proof tha; ;h"y are colScicuti 'lS.f
8 The militia shall tg divided into t@'
classes. Tie first class. or The l:tiye Militia
shall he styled "'rhc Aiaryisui Na'io hf
Guard" and shall consist of the volunteer
, militia forces. and sl!ch As may be draitc,l
into such forc-'> a, hereinafter provided, and
in ca e of war. invasion. Instruction or ri IS
or tie rcAs ,nab'e.ap .apprehsn-i,n oi suc1, The
first class Shall he first called into service
unless the {; werner. q. Commander Chief
tsiall otherwise dir. CT. and the first d"iS' I
Of ihe Natcaa Guard snail be frmcd hin
the CITY Of Baltimore. The second class, or
he "R serve Militia" shall ee cal out,
either in whole or III part, ouly when the
public safety from the cause at)resal'i shall
be SO imminently endangered as to r,9uirc,
in the opinion Of the G mmsnd@r in Chief, a
larger force than the National Guard eau
Immediately supply.
4 In case OF war, rebellion, ni threatened
invasion Of this or any ncighbo ing STATE.
tic Commander in-Chei is hereby authorized
20 order out ior autual service either by L.
iuC for Volunteers by draft or otherwise. as
many Of the mi ia as the eXIgency may IN
his Judgment require; and TIE Commander
.iE-Chirf is hereby ves.ed with the full pow r
and authority TO FIJI up the National Guard
Nv draft in ease II such actur! service. AMI
to make all necdfuI rules and regulations in
the premises.
5. Every person liable TO militia duty IN
der the Constitution If the State is hereby re-
at,ired either 10 in the National Guard as a
yo!u..t teer or o p;:y TO the State tie sum of
4 TWO dollars each year. tAe payment OF whlc !
sum <ha.. eXcln!, him far one year from th-
date Of sd h payment from militia duty; sub
II CT, however to call tor the reserve nj ria,
rend rcd necessary rs ,..or said, and subj CT
also to his liability t. draft as aforesaid. to
I'LL the rauks Of the Ma iyuAi Guard
s. Volunteer complniaS, the members of
which reside in Gitl-rent military di>,rcts,
viii, with the approval oi the Inspector Gen
elal. be recognize d IS toru.in5 part OF said
| National Guard; and the sev raj districts to
which they belong viii he credited with the
number OF men respectively 50 furnished
:. Every Org. g.nizel company of the Ma
t;cnal Guard may. By vote Of majority Of
/ It's members, a!opt bylaws, which, when ap-
proved by ihc commanding officer OF the (
| ment OF independent company, shall be bind-
/ ING upon all members IF such company, pro-
vd.d TINT nothing therein Shall te iuconSi>-
Ite5t with tie Constitution of the State or Of
| the UhiteA States or TIE general militia laws
thereof. Whcnever any hne or penalty for
absence from drill or other neglect of duty
shall be imposed by virtue Of such by-Iaw.,
the same nlny be collected by execution in the
same manner as judgments rendered by a JUS
! ticc OF TIE peace Tor the use Of said company
upon a statement certified by the commanI-
, ng otfi cr tn reof, showing how. when, and
! fol what amoul: sail fac pe.!aIty WAS as
%cssel.
s. The inspection general Shall prescribe
such rules, orders and regulations for the
distribution of arms, accoutrcmcnts. ammuni-
tiun and mnitary stores to The militia he
may deem proper, as also for the safe keep
ing aud return of all such property.
0. The general staff Of the militia of this
Sla,e Shall consist Of an Adjutant General,
who shall be appointed by the Governor, by
and with the acvice and consent Of the SEN
ate, and shall lold his office al the pie sure
Of the Governor, and al Inspector General,
each of who,:. shall rank as msor general; a
Judge advocate geLcral a paymastcr. gen
cral, quartcrmaStcr general, surgeon
general and commlssary general. cac! of
whom shall rank as brigadier general and
shall each be appointed by the Governor,
hy and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, and shall hold their respective
commissions until trial and conviction by
court-martial and the Governor is hereby
empowered to appoint such number of aids
de-camp, with the rank of colonel, as may
be necessary to enable him to discharge
his duties as commander-in-chi
10. The duties Of the Adjutant General
shall! be as follows, to wit: He shall issue,
sign and transmit all general orders of the
CommanCer-in- Chief to the several officers
of the militia, and shall keep record of
all general andespccal orders and regula-
tions, and cause the same to be published
when dire ted; he shall enter of record a
description of the briSades, regiments aud
companies which may hereafter be formed
and every alteration thereof showing the
name. rank. date Of commission, Office and
residence of each and the number and date,
and shall revise said roster annually and
correct The same; lie shall make out and is
/ cue all commissions ana discharges direc-
/ ted by the Commandcr-in Chief: he shall
prepare and pr0riie the necessary rosters
! books of record, forms. blanks ;or commits
yious. discharges, returns and other papers
required under this. at, at the expense Of
the 1,at>, and distribute the same to Tie
officers of The regiments and companies en-
titled to them, upon rcqulSition therefor;
he shall lie charged with all the corrcspon
dencc between the Commander-in-Chic
and officers of the several States and Ter
ritorics, the Secretary Of War, the Adju
:aut General of the army Of the United
States and other persons in official stations.
on the subject ef military affairs, and keep
a record OF such correspondent ; he Shall
annually make a return in trip.icate OF all
the militia Of the State, ore copy whereof
he shall deliver to the Conman lcr-in-
Chief on or before the first day O: January,
one copy shah De transmitted to the Acliu-
tal.t General of the United States army on
or before the first day Of February there
after and one copy shal! hc filed in his
office; he sha, receive aud iile all returns
made to him according to law ond regul--
ton. and annually make detailed report
thereof 10 the Commander in -CAicf, a9d
perform s9c. other duties as may properly
+ r, ~ his p-hrp or oh ne ,ra