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shall be imposed by virtue of such bylaws, the
same may be collected by execution, in the
same manner as judgments rendered by a JUS
tice of the peace, for the use of said company,
upon statement certified by the commanding
officer thereof, showing how, when, and for
what amount said fine or penalty was assessed.
Sec 49, The Commander-in-Chef shall pre-
scribe such rules, orders and regulations for
the distribution Of uniforms arms accoutre-
ments, ammunition and military stores as he
may deem proper, assalso for the safe-keeping1
and return of all such property, and which
rules and regulations shall have the force OF
law. y
Sec. a.. The general staff of the militia of
this State shall consist of an Adjutant General,
with the rank of jor General, and salary at
the rate of two thousand dollars year, and
Ouartermaster General, Commissary General,
Chief Engineer, a Chief of Ordnance, an In
spector General Surgeon General, Paymas-
ter General, and Judge Advocate General,
who shall have the rank of Brigadier General,
and shall be appointed by the Governor, oy
and with the advice and consent OF the Senate,
and hold office until the appointment and quail
ifcation of their successors, or until removed IN
pursuance of the sentence OF a"court martial ];
and the Governor is hereby empowered to ap-
point such number of aids-de-camp, with the
rank of Colonel, as may be necessary to dis
charge his duties as Conimander-in-Chief.
| Sec. Is. The duties of the Adjutant General
shall be as follows, to wit He shall ISSUE sign,
and transmit all general orders OF the Comman-
Chief to the several officers OF the mill
tary through the proper channels, and snail
keep record of all general and special orders
and regulations, and cause. the same to be pub
/ lished when directed; he shall enter on record
description of the divisions, brigades, regi-
ments, battalions, squadrons, batteries and
companies which are and may hereafter be
formed, and every alteration thereof, showing
the name, rank number and date OF commits
sion, office and residence of each officer and
member, and shall revise said roster annually
and correct the same; he shall make out and
issue all commissions and discharges directed
by the Commander-in- Chief; he shall prepare
and provide the necessary rosters, books OF re-
cord, forms, blanks for commissions, discharg-
es, returns, and other papers required under
i this act, at the expense of the State, and dis
| tribute the same to commanding officers OF oil
visions, brigades, regiments, battalions and
1squadrons entitled to them upon proper requi-
sition therefor; he shall be charged with all
the correspondence between the Commander
/ in-Chief and officers of the several States and
/ Territories, the Secretary of War, the Adjutant
/ General Of the Army of the United States, and
other persons in official stations, ON the subject
of military affairs, and keep a record OF such
correspondence; he shall annually make return
in tripIicate of all the militia of this State, one
copy whereof he shall deliver to the Command
erin Chief on or before the first day Of Janua-
ry thereafter, one copy to be transmitted to The
4 Adjutant General of the United States army,
and one copy shall be filed in his Office. He
shall receive and file all returns made to him
according to law and regulation, and annually
make detailed report thereofto the Command
erin Chief. He shall, except in so far as the
duties may be distributed by the Governor to
the other chiefs of the administrative branches
of the general staff, make contracts with the
llowest bidders, upon public notice, for the sup
ply and furnishing to such troops as the GOV
ernor may direct, within the limits OF the ap-
preparations by act of the General Assembly to
such PURPOSE for uniforms AFms ammq " tSg
more than twenty dollars; and in all cases, and
by whatever officer these contracts or expendi-
lures shall be made in the manner prescribed,
the said officer shall make and certify the &C
counts with explicit vouchers, and transmit the
same, countersigned and approved by the Gov
ernor, to the Comptroller for final settlement,
in the mode and manner prescribed in the Con-
stitution for the audit and payment of claims
against the State and he shall perform such
other duties as may properly belong to his Of
fee, or which may be prescribed by the Com
mander-in-C Chief; and to aid him in the dis
charge of his duties, he shall be- allowed such
amount of salaries does not exceed the sum of
j two thousand dollars. f"
! Sec. 49, The Chief of Ordnance shall, when
directed by the COMMUNICATIVE Chief, and I'M
der his direction and with his approval, provide
all ordnance and ordnance stores which may be
required for the purposes mentioned in this act,
and shall receive no compensation therefor, ex-
cept when on service, by command of the Com
mander-in-Chief and mustered in with the
troops.
Sec. II. The other officers of the general staff
of the militia of this State shall, when directed
by the Commander n-Chief, and under rules
and regulations to be prescribed by him, per-
form such duties as may properly belong to
their several offices, which may be prescrib-
ed by the Commander-in-Chief and they shall
. receive no compensation therefor, except when
on service by command Of the COMMANDMENT
Chief, and mustered in with the troops.
j Sec. 10. The Commander-in-C hiefsha with
in the limits of the appropriations by the act Of
the General Assembly, and in the manner pre-
scribed by the Seventeenth section of this act,
| authorize the Adjutant General to furnish such
companies of cavalry, artillery and infantry,
when duly organized under this law, as he may
deem necessary for the proper enforcement of
the laws, at the expense of the State, with such
uniforms, arms and equipments as are required
for military duty, in the manner prescribed by
the provisions of this act, and upon the proper
written requisition of. the commanding officer
of such companies respectively; and the COM
handing officer of each company shall give a
good and sufficient bond to the State of Mary
land, to be approved by the AdjutantgG eneral
and the Chief, for the safe-keep-
ing and return of such uniforms, arms and E.
equipments.
Sec. 10. The uniforms, arms and equipments
so furnished shall remain and continue to be
the property Of the State, to be used for militia
ry purposes only, and shall be returned when
called for by the Adjutant General.
Sec. 20. Any officer receiving, under the
provisions Of this act, public property for Mill
| tary use, shall be accountable for the articles
tso received by him, and shall not be honorably
discharged from the service until he has re-
turned to the Adjutant General a receipt from
his successor in command, or aproper account
ing officer for the articles issued upon his re-
QUESTION in good order and condition, reason
| able use and wear thereof excepted, or shown
| to the Adiutant General by satisfactory proof
that any article not so accounted for has been
properly expended in the service, or defaced,
injured lost or destroyed, without any default
or neglect on his part; and if lost or wilfully
defaced OF destroyed through the misconduct
of any person, that reasonable efforts have been
made by him to recover or prosecute for the
same and in addition he shall be liable to
make good to the State all such property SO de-
faced, injured, destroyed Or lost by any neglect
OF. default on his part, and for the recovery of
which he has made no reasonable effort; and
lit Shall be the duty of the Adjutant General to
enter suit on the bond of said officer, in the
name of the State of Maryland, for the value of