The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-07-28
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWe
CHAPTER NO. 400

AN ACT to repeal Article Inv of the
Annotated Code of Maryland Bag
by's Edition). title Militia" and all
amendments thereto, and to enact
in lieu thereof a new article to be
known as Article Inv of the Ammo
tated Code of Maryland (Bagbys
EDITION.. title Militia"
SECTION l. Be it enacted BIZ the
General Assembly Of udrVldnd. That
Article Inv of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (Bagby's Edition). title
Militia" and all amendments thereto.
be and the same are hereby repealed.
SEC 3 And bc ii tHrthcr enacted.
That in lieu Of the Article repealed
in Section l of this Act. new Article
LXV of Annotated Code of Maryland
(Bagby's Edition., title Militia" Is
hereby enacted. and shall read as fol
lows:
l. All able-bodied male citizens and
able-bOdied males Of foreign birth. who
have declared their intentions TO be
come citizens. and who are more than
IS and less than 45 years of age, and
who are residents Of this State, shall
constitute the militia subject TO, the
following exemptions: (a) persons
exempted by the laws of the United
States; CD persons exempted by the
laws of Maryland; Co the members
of any regularly organized fire or po-
lice department in any city, village
Il i ~. rl-s nj
courts of record, registers of wills and
deeds. sheriffs. ministers of the Gospel.
members of religious communities, ec-
clesiastical students in the various
seminaries and schools of divinity,
practicing physicians, superintendents.
officer and assistants of hospitals.
prisons and jails; all persons actually
employed as teachers in any establish
ed school. college. or university; light
house keepers, conductors and engi-
neers of railways, searhen actually en-
ployed as such: (e) idiots, lunatics.
paupers vagabonds. confirmed drunk
ards. persons addicted to the use OF
narcotic drugs and persons convicted
Of infamous crimes; all such exempted
persons, except those enumerated in
subdivisions (a) and (e), shall be
available for military duty in case OF
war. instruction, invasion or immi-
nent danger thereof
g When the militia of this State. or
a part thereof. is called or drafted
under the Constitution and laws Of
the United States. the Governor shall
order out for service the Organized
Militia. or such part thereof as may
be necessary. and if the number avail
able be insufficient he shall order out
such part of the unorganized militia
as he may deem necessary.
8. Whenever any portion of the mi
litia shall be on duty pursuant to the
orders of the Governor, or shall be on
duty or ordered TO assemble for duty.
in time of war. instruction, invasion
public danger or TO aid the civil au-
thorities on account of any breach OF
the peace, tumult, riot, resistance 10
process of this State. or imminent
danger thereof, or for any other cause
the Articles of War governing the
Army of the United States. as well
as such regulations issued hereunder
shall be in force and regarded as part
of this Article until said forces shall
be duly relieved from such duty. AS Il
offenses committed when such Articles
OF War are in force. courts-martia
shall possess, in addition to the juris
diction and power Of sentence and pun
ishment exercisable by like courts un