Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-07-26
STATE OF MARYLAND
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS

ASNoaSltI SidA. DC laiu 10 the hAuAlnS
Line officer OF the State. to be by him
applied 10 the militia fund; or by inn
prisonment in the county or city jail
for not less thaa two weeks nor more
than TWO months.
%. Every officer and enlisted man
to whom public property OF the State
or United States has been issued shall
be personally responsible to the State
for such property. and no one shall be
relieved from such responsibility ex.
cepta it be shown to the satisfaction
of the Governor that the loss or de-.
sauction OF such property was un
avoidable and in no way the fault OF
the person responsible for the same;
IN all other cases the value of the
property lost or destroyed shall be
charged against the person at fault or
The organization 10 which IL had been
issued: and such person or organiza-
son. il not relieved from such charge
by the Governor, shall pay the value OF
such property TO the Ranking Line
officer within ninety days after such
loss or destruction. The value OF the
lost or destroyed property and the
persons or organizations to be charged
iherewi,h shall be determined by an
Inspector appointed by the Ranking
Line Officer, In cases Of disagree =
ment. such value shall be liked by the
Ranking Line Officer.
2s, At any time uRon the report and
RECOMMENDATION of the Ranking Tne
Oflieer to the effect that. an ofgapiaa. :
ton is not I'm TO the proper standard
Of numbers. efficiency or discipline re.
CURED. the Governor may. in his dis
erection. muster out of service such or
sanitation so reported inefficient, and
thereupon the commissions OF all the
officers of such company or separate
organization shall be vacated: provid-
ed. no organization of the National
Guard, members of which shall be en-
titled to and have received compensa-
ton under the National Defense Act.
snail be disbanded without the con-
sent OF the President
% Whenever the organized mil, a
or any portion thereof shall be ordered
out for active duty by the Governor.
or by his authority. either for State
duty or in connection with the troops
and forces OF the United States. then
the organizations and individuals so
ordered out and performing service
hail receive, the pay herein specified
| for each day actually on duty, When
the rate. Of pay allowed by the. United
States is. less than the amount set
'orth in this Article, then the. differ
epce shah be paid out Of the militia.
! funds of the State. az s.a = -.
/ Officers shall receive the same per. :
diem pay, including longevity. as Off
! cers OF the Regular Army OF like grade !
and length of service except that moth
ing in this Section shall be. construed
as authorizing the Ranking Line OFF,
Ger to draw any salary except that au-
thorized and provided in the budget
| ENLISTED men shall be paid the fol-
| lowing rates per day: First, second
| and tlird grades, two dollars and
twenty FIVE cents. fourth. grade, two
dollars. 9th grade, one, dollar and
seventrfive cents; sixth grade. one
dollar and fifty cents; and seventh
| grade. one dollar and twenty-five cents.
| And in addition to pay, each enlisted
| man shall receive rations as prescribed
! by the regulations of the United States
| Army, or Communication thereof at a
rate not exceeding forty cents per
| day. Each enlisted man, who has
served full term Of enlistment and
who re-enlists within ninety days aft
| er the expiration of his previous en-
| istment. shall receive an increase OF
10 per cent. of his pay during this
| enlistment. and for each three.year
| term OF enlistment served thereafter
| an increase Of 10 per cent will be
granted, until 40 per cent. is reached;
provided. thai any man who served in
the Army or Navy OF the United States
4 during the World War sitaA receive
credit for all former military service
In computing the foregoing rates OF
| percentage of pay increase. .aJ -ak
And provided further. that ali en-
listed men who qualify. as prescribed
! by the Governor. in small arms prac-
tice and who shall be present at the
annual inspection OF his organization
next succeeding said qualification,
shall be paid the following increase
in the pay OF their respective grades
for period Of one year beginning on
January first following such qualifca-
ton: Experts. 20 per cent; sharp
shooters. 10 per cent; marksmen, 10
per cent.
For all purposes Of this section. off,
GERS and enlisted men Of the organ
lied militia who entered the military
or naval service of the United States
in the Snanisn-Ameriean or subsequent
wars shall be eatitled to credit for
the time served in such service as IL
the service had been rendered In the
I organized militia.
The provisions of this section not
to. apply when the troops are called or
drafted into the service Of the United
i States fg .a ssf
80. The separate organizations in
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