Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-07-22
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS

ed school, college, or university; light
house keepers, conductors and engi-
neers Of railways, seamen 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.
2. When the militia of this State, or
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
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 to
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 we'll
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 to
offenses committed when such Articles
of War are in force, courts-martial
shall possess, in addition to the juris-
diction and power Of sentence and pun
ishment exercisable by like courts I'M
der such Articles of War or the regu-
lations and laws governing the Army
of the United States, or the customs
and usages thereof; but no punish
ment under such rules and articles,
which shall extend to the taking of
life, shall in any case be inflicted,
except in time of actual war, invasion
or instruction, and then only after
the approval by the Governor of the
sentence inflicting such punishment
Imprisonment other than in guard
house shall be executed in jails or
prisons designated by the Governor
for the purpose.
| 4. Every member of the militia or
dered out, or who volunteers, who does
not appear at the time and place des-
ignated by his commanding officer or
the sheriff aforesaid within twenty-four
hours from such time, or who does not
produce a sworn certificate of physical
disability, to so appear, from a physi-
clan in good standing, shall be taken
to be deserter and dealt with as pre-
scribed in the Articles Of War, Army
of the United States.
5. The militia of the State of Mary
land shall be divided into two classes:
the organized militia and the unor-
garized militia. The organized militia
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militia, organized, armed and equipped,
and CT commissioned officers between
the ages of tWenty-one and sixty-fOur;
the unorganiZed militia shall consist of
all those liable to service but not reg
ularly enlisted.
6. The Governor of the State, by vir-
I tue OF his office, shall be the command
er-in-chief of the militia of the State,
except as Of such portions as may at
times be in the service of the United
States.
The Governor shall have power to
make such rules and regulations and
issue orders for the enlistment, dis
charge, organization, discipline, train
ing and equipment of the militia from
time to time as may become necessary
in order to conform to this Act and the
National Defense Act, and amendments
thereto and regulations made in puf-
suance thereof.
Z. The Governor shall have the
power in case of instruction, invasion,
| luHullJ Thu, preach OF peace OF lnlll-
nent danger thereof, or to enforce the
laws of this State, to order into service
of the State any part of the militia
that he may deem proper. When the
militia shall be On active service as
herein provided, the commanding Of
ficer thereof, and his subordinates shall
be, and they are hereby invested with
all the authority of sheriffs, and deputy
sheriffs, in enforcing the laws Of this
State, and they may cooperate with the
civil authorities, or take entire charge
of the situation as in the Judgment of
the commanding officer the exigencles
Of the case may require.
s. The staff of the Governor shall
consist of the Adjutant General and not
more than ten aides. The Adjutant Gen
eral shall be appointed by the Governor.
He shall have the grade of Brigadier-
General and his salary shall be as
stated in the annual budget.
The aides will be selected by the Gov
ernor from the commissioned officers
of the National Guard and National