Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1922-07-21
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS

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, OF
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 II 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 t.
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 tC
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 un'
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 infiicting 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, OF who does not
produces 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
ganized militia. The organized militia
shall consist Of the regularly enlisted
militia, organized, armed and equipped
and Of 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.
tue o; his Office. shall be the command
er-in-chicf Of the militia of the State
except as Of such portions as may a
times be in the service of the United
States.
The Governor shall have power Il
make such rules and regulations anC
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 TIL,
National Defense Act, and amendment
thereto and regulations made in pur
suance thereof
Z. The Governor shall have tn,
power in case OF instruction, invasion
tumult. riot. breach Of peace or immi
nent danger thereof, or to enforce tn,
laws of this State, to order into servic,
Of the State any part Of the militi,
that he may deem proper. When tn,
militia shall be on active service al
herein provided, the commanding Of
ficer thereof. and his subordinates shall
be. and they are hereby invested witt
all the authority Of sherifis, and deputy
sheriffs. in enforcing the laws Of thi
State, and they may cooperate with tn,
civil authorities, or take entire charg,
OF the situation as IN the judgment O
the commanding officer the exigencleI
of the case may require.
s. The stan of the Governor shall
consist Of the Adjutant General and no
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 Al
stated in the annual budget.
The aides viii be selected by the Gov
ernor from the commissioned officer
OF the National Guard and Nationa
Guard Reserve, each Of them may re
tceive commission as aide, which, how
ever, shall not add to the actual grad
OF the officer SO appointed. nor shall
such officer be relieved from duty will
his proper organization but shall per
form all duty pertaining thereto excep
when actually on duty as aide unde
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