The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-06-16
LAWS--CENERAL
PASSED ny THIS
General Assembly of Maryland
At the Jdpuary Session, 1870,
PuDLlsHgD ny AUTHORITY.
CRATER ls2, -,

relating to MILITIA and sections six
hundred and ffty.two TO. seven hundred
and seventy, both inclusive Of Article
four, Code of Public Local Laws, relating
to Militia in the City Of Baltimore, and to
re enact the same with amendments, and
10 enact the following in lieu thereof.
Section |. BE il enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, That the Act of
eighteen hundred and sixty eight, chapter
four hundred and fourteen, entitled Fan
Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to re.
peal Article sxty;hree, Code of Public
General Laws, relating to Militia, and see.
iions six hundred and iihy.two to seven
hundred and seventy, both inclusive of Ar.
ticle four, Code of Public Local Laws, re.
lating TO Militia in the City of Baltimore,
and to re'enact the same with amendments, -
be and the same is hereby repealed, and
the following sections, to be arranged in
the Code Of Public General Laws under an
Article TO be entitled, "Miliaryn be, and
the same are hereby enacted in lieu thereof
|. The Militia Of this State shall consist
of all able bodied white male citizens, be.
tween the ages of eighteen and forty FIVE
years, and not exempt by the laws Of the
United States, except the Comptroller the
Treasurer, the Secretary of State, Judges
and Clerks Of Courts OF Record, Registers
of Wills. Sherifs and Ministers of any re.
ligious denomination and it shall be the
duty Of the different officers Of Registration
throughout the State to furnish annually to
the Adjutant General a list of all persons
in their respective districts comprising
Militia" as aforesaid.
2. In case of war, rebellion, inslrrection
or threatened invasion Of this or any neigh.
Staia Iha. o.. 4
in.Chief, is hereby authorized TO order out
for actual service, either by calling for vol
unteers, by draft or otherwise, as many of
the militia" as the exigenoy may, in his
judgment, require, and in such case he is
hereby vested with the full power and au.
thority to make all needful rules and regu.
lations therefor, which rules and regulations
shall have the force of law.
3. At all times the Commander.in Chief
is hereby authorized to make and publish
all needful rules and regulations for the
control, discipline, armament and eduip-
ment of the Militia to carry out the pro.
visions Of this Act; which rules and reru.
lations shall, as far as practicable, conform
TO the laws and regulations governing the
organizing of the United States volunteer
forces, their discipline, armament, equip
ment and officers and which rules aud
regulations shall have the force of law.
4. The enrolment and organization of
the Militia OF this State into divisions, bri.
ga4es, regiments, battalions, squadrons,
batteries and companies, as numbered and
recorded in the office Of the Adjutant Gen.
eral, shall continue; subject TO be altered
by the COMMANDMENT Chief from time to
hAse, as he may direct.
8. Whenever sufficient number of the
Militia Shall meet together and declare their
purpose in writing to form a volunteer com
pany, by subscribing their names TO an
agrsessent TO that effect, they may proceed
to elect company officers as provided in
section nine of this Article; provided their
number shall not consist of less than forty
nor more than eighty persons. The Cap.
tain elect shall thereupon transmit to the
Adjutant General the original agreement
signed by the members proposing to or.
ganize said company, together with the pro.
ceedings Of the meeting held Of the election,
duly attested by its chairman and secretary
and Whenever the said officers elect are
commissioned by the Governor as provided
in section ten, and the oaths of office as
provided in section twepiy,three Of this Ar.
ticle, shall have been taken and subscribed
by The members thereof, said organization
shau be legally organized volunteer com.
pany Of the Militia Of this State, subject to
the requirements, and entitled to all the
benefits and privileges of this Act
o. The General staff of the Militia shall
consist of an Adjutant General, with the
rank Of Major General, and salary at the
rate of two thousand dollars year and
Quarter Master General, Commissary
General, Chief Engineer, Chief of Or.
f,.fA ~
aa Inspector General, a Paymaster General,
Surgeon General and Judge Advocate
General, who shall have the rank of Briga
der General, and shall be appointed by the
Governor, by and with the advice and con.
sent Of the Senate, and hold office until the
appointment and qualification of their sue.
cessors, or until removed in pursuance Of
the sentence Of Court. Martial and the
Governor is hereby empowered to appoint
such number of Aides de. Camp, with the
rank OF Colonel, as may be necessary to the
discharge OF his duties as Commander in.
Chief.
z. The duties Of the Adjutant General
shall be as follows, to wit; he shall issue,
sign and transmit all general or special or.
ders Of the Commander in Chief to the sew. .
eral military officers through the proper
channels, aud shall keep record of the
same; he shall enter on record a descrip.
tion OF the divisions, brigades, regiments.
battalions, squadrons; batteries and comma.
nies, which are or may hereafter be formed.
and every alteration thereof, showing tbe
name, rank, number and date of commis.
sion, Office and residence of each officer and
member, and shall revise said roster annu-
ally; he shall make out and issue all com.
missions and discharges directed by the
Commander.in Chief; he shall prepare and
provide the necessary rosters, books of re.
cord, forms, blank for commissions, returns
and other papers required under this Act,
and distribute them to commanding officers
entitled to receive the same, on proper
requisition therefor; he shall be charged
with all correspondence between the Com
mander.in. Chief and officials Of the several
States and Territories, the Secretary of
War, the Adjutant General of the Army of
the United States, and other persons in off.
cial stations on the subject Of military af
fairs. aud keep record Of such correspon-
idence. He shall annually make a return
in triplicate of all the Militia of this State,
on or before the first day of January, one
COPY 10 be delivered to the Commander.in.
Chief, one copy to be transmitted to the
Adutant General of the United States Ar.
my and one copy to be filed in his own Of
nee; He shall receive and file all returns
made 70 him according to law, and annually
make detailed report thereof to the Com.
manderia. Chief, and he shall also perform
Such ether duties as may properly belong to
ms otice, or which may be prescribed by
the Commander-in. Chief, and he shall keen
his aaice, and discharge the duties thereof al m
Annapolis. =
g.. The other officers of the General
Stall Of the Militia shall, when directed by
fhe Communicating Chief and under rules
and rarulatinas that may ba ,,raan.;hoa Il.