Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-06-16
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CHAPTER 1S2.



Sc sH&a .s AZ ACT yds-sd / baA
Ta~.ee sstkss q ts6 cisLseeu fun.lresl
ard sixfy-eight. charter four hundred
aud fourteen, en.ifIcd "an Act 10 re-
Ezrsal m Ars.s esssislrsi m As. 70 Feseal
ssAAStieis ssixzs-shwe. Code Of Public
3 .xGcnrsal IssSx. relating 70 militia" |"
-sasnd secsicss 81 hnnslsed and fifty-two
A~so seven hrnar. ! and scvcn;y, in,h ia-
saAesnsises sf Article four, Code Of Public
Aslscni L. ws. rnlsting 10 Militia in the
Cay of Bsisimerc. snd 10 rr-enac, the
sansc wsff ..sehdJncu's. and to enact
n tsc following In lieu thereof.
Section l B. IL enacted " the Gene :
raj Assembly Of Maryland. Tha, the Act
cfeiEh,ecn i'ssdrra and six,y eight. chap
ter four Lanired and foarlccn, entitled
"aa Act TO r~tsaa an Act entitled an Act
Go repeal Arfiricsix p threr, C..hc Of Pub
lie General I.sv~, relating - Nili'ia, and
sections six hundred and iifiy-'wo 20 s"v-
eu kunared and seventy, b,th inclusive
of Article four, Code of Public Local
Laws. relating To Militia in the City OF
A&&&hul&ENs Gsstt wv tt-fuNSk b'tt sNulc WITH
amendsarats," bc ard the same is hereby
rcpcal,d. and the ftIowiug sections 10
ba srrangcd in tho Cole of Public Gene
raj Laws under an Art;cls IN hc entitled,
"Mifissfy." he aud The same are hereby
enacted in lieu ihcrcer.
I The Militia Of Ibis State s'a'l con-
sis, of all abe Lodiad wliie male ci,;zens,
ieiwecn the ages Of eighteen and forty
Eve ycsrs, ard rot exempt ly the laws Of
tie United States. excerpt the Camrtrai-
srr. 'hs IrcssuFrr, The Secretary OF State,
judges snd cisrks OF Courts of Record,
Re-'sscrs ~ Wills, Shcrias and Ministers
OF asy sesSgiors denomination and !;
shsfl be ihc su'y OF The different officers
of R~risirasica .hroushout the State TO
furnish snuuany tn the Ajjutant Gen.
efaf Est Of ali persons in their re-
srcctivr Districts ccuI risirg g Militia, ,"as
aforesaid.
. Tn case &C war. rebellion. insurrcc.
iseA or ,lI'aicrcd invasion Of this OF any
:sci:llosiuc $ ate, ~ Governor, as Cam-
maudsr-in-C aisf, is hnr by au'h.riz i 10
':aeE Ct Tor actual service, cit cr by cal
lihc for volunteers. hy draft or othcrws,.
As MANY cf the "Mlitia" a> tie cxigcucy
may, In lie Judgment. require. aud il
such case he j. hereby vested with the
full power aud authority 20 mako ali need
sul rul $ and regulations therefor, which
rules aId rcgG.a;ious shall have the fore,
os law.
3 Al all fines ttr Commandcr-in-
Chirf is lcreLy authorized 10 make ani
publish all pcrd drul rules asl regulations
fcr the control, discipline. armament and
eqaismsnt ef :he Militia &c carry cut the
prevssioas ef this Act waich rales and
ressiatioss shall, as fsr rs Iraclicablc.
ccnsorm tc the laws and regulations gev-
ersing .ac o eani.ing Of the Unite! S,a'"s
volunteer forces. their discipline, arma-
meet, squirmcnt and officers and which
rules and regulations shall have the force
Of kw.
I The cnroi'mcn; and organization Of
sle Militia oS this State into divisions.
krigsdes, resimsats, lst,alions. .quld-
rsns, batteries aud companies. as nunlh~r-
cd and recorded :a the CfFire of the Adiu-
..nt Genrrsl, shall continue subject t.
hs altered by the Commauder-in- -Chioi
fr, VA time to tine. as he may direct.
s Whenever a sufficient number Of
the Militia shall mec, together and de-
clare their purpose in writing to form
volunteer company. ly subscribing their
ussnes D. an agseenscht TO that effect, they
NAV SEoeeea 90 elect eou'pany of6eeTs a.
proy;dSl in srvsien sine Of this Article
rroviaee their number shall no. ccas'isi
es iess than forty nor more than eighty
ssrspns. The Captain elect shall! there
ureS ifsnsnsis To the Adjutant General
she original agreement signed by the
ssaesrs proposing 20 "rgaHis sail COM
vzny. together eth tie proceedings OF
sie mersings hsld Of the el,eticn, duly at
sssssz; ~ its chairman and secretary:
snd whenever the said tfSccrs ciec, arS
cs.smisSssssa BY tic Governor rs prnvi-
slsI Ia section ten, aSl tie oaihs oG ofii,c
:. cryxidcd in Esxsioa tweuiy-shree ii
this Article. shall lave -besa taken and
subscribed by the nssnbsrs the:Vos, said
crranixaaicr shall b legally organize
x,asuseer rcsnraay &C the Mslisis Ut this
ssase. sut5ccs 20 the requirements. aud
sssi,lsa 10 ali the a<ac6is aud privileges
Of this Act.
& The Gcaessl staff Of ibe Militia shall
epuss<. of an Adja,aat General. with the
~ &C hszjer Geasral. and salary o. she
x.,e e( i've sAeasand aellass e ssar aud
. oaarsyr- Masscr- -escncsal. Cem,aissa.
IS G<nsrsa = SsIisf hssyiaorr. q 0aisf q
O. d;nasss, csses cf Arsisserr. ts,,cs 81
J.rstss. an tssr Se'er Gcaers', 2 fasuss-
= Essxa., ! SaFaeea TcasE%t,. aai
i-,s>sf Aks.sAss l:eessal, Ts.a >isaA hays
- ..sk -ss brsgsases .sensrA!. and SHALL
a< x5rs2ssssa ~ the tssSsss~s. ey aaa
nth sar advice Of ;he Senate. aud hSssi
/. -. sasssas sssaas sas spraiaaasas aud Iaalica-
-, AZ ,hssr sssss sssofs cs saatii rc..,oye.i
- ,.arsaasec of ire StatSuee Of coars-s
N.x...l: sai ,hc G5vSrrof Is hereby ea-i