The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-07-28
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS

knot or insignia Of any design or char
acter used as a designation of grade
rank or Office, such as are by law oil
general regulations duly promulgated
and prescribed for the use of the Or
ganized Militia or similar thereto, ex-
cept members of the Army or Navy of
the United States and the Organized
Militia OF this or any other States, Off
GERS of the independent military organ
izations as designated in this Article,
members Of associations wholly COM
posed Of soldiers honorably discharged
from the service of the United States,
and members of the Confederate Vet
Grams or like societies, shall be guilty
OF misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof before justice of the peace
having criminal jurisdiction of the city
or county wherein such offense was
committed, or by the Circuit Court of
the county wherein such offense was
committed, or the Criminal Court of
Baltimore City, should the accused
party prefer jury trial, shall be fined
not less than twenty nor more than
fifty dollars for each and every offense,
and in default of the payment of the
fine and costs, shall be committed to
the Jail of the county or city, as the
case may be, until such fine and costs
are paid, provided, that said term of
Imprisonment shall not exceed thirty
days for each offense; such fines shall
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the State, who shall apply the same to
the use of the Organized Militia.
As. Any person who shall wilfully and
unlawfully misapply or convert to his
own use any money or other property
belonging to said Organized Militia, or
any organization thereof, or who shall,
when lawfully called upon to do so by
the proper officer, fail or refuse to pay
or deliver to said officer any money or
property in his possession, or for which
the said person was chargeable or &C
countable, shall be guilty of a misde-
before a justice of the peace having
criminal jurisdiction of the city or
county wherein such offense was com
mitted, or by the Circuit Court of the
county wherein such offense was com
mitted, or the Criminal Court of Balti-
more City. should the accused party
prefer jury trial, shall be fined a sum
not exceeding five hundred dollars, or
sentenced to Imprisonment in Jail for
a period not exceeding one year, or he
shall be both fined and imprisoned, in
the discretion of the Court.
As No person belonging to the Or
ganized Militia, shall be arrested on
any process except such as may be is
sued by military authority, while going
to, remaining at, or returning from any
place at which he may be required to
attend for military duty.
1t shall be unlawful for the owner, or
the owners agent, whatever may be the
latter's designation, of any place of
amusement or of recreation, otherwise
opened to the general public, admission
to which is free or otherwise, to refuse
admission to or exclude from the said
place of amusement or of recreation.
my officer or enlisted men of the United
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enue Cutter Service. the Organized Mil
lila of this State or of any State, Ter.
ritory and of the District of Columbia,
by reason Of such officer or enlisted
man being in uniform, and any such
owner. or agent aforesaid, who, upon
conviction before a court of criminal
Jurisdiction, shall be found guilty of a
violation of the provision of this sec.
ton shall be deemed and he is hereby
declared to be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and shall be fined a sum not exceeding
five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for
not more than six months, or both In
the discretion of the court
A. Members of the Organized Militia
ordered into the active service of the
State by proper authority shall not be
liable civilly or criminally for any act
or acts done by them while in the dis
charge of their duty. When a suit or
proceeding shall be commenced in any
court by any person against any officer
of the Organized Militia for any act
done by such officer in his official ca.
paciiy in the discharge of any duty
under this Article, or against any per
son acting under the authority or order
of any such officer, or by virtue of any
warrant issued by him pursuant to the
law, the court shall require the person
prosecuting or instituting the suit or
proceeding to file security for the pay
ment of costs that may be awarded to
the defendant therein, and the defend
ant in all cases may make a general
denial and give the special matter in
evidence. In case the plaintiff shall be
non-suited, or have a verdict or judg-
ment rendered against him, the defend
ant shall recover treble costs.
49, Every member of the Organized
Militia shall be exempt from jury duty,
provided he shall present certificate of
his immediate commanding officer to
the effect that he has performed the
duties required of him for the year i'm
mediately preceding the summons to
act as juryman, and every such men,
Der who shall have received a full and
honorable discharge shall be exempt
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