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

for the Ranking Line officer; provided,
further, that should the Ranking Line
officer be called or drafted under the
Constitution and laws Of the United
States, the Governor shall have the
power to designate during such period
an acting Ranking Line Officer, who
will exercise all the duties of the Of
| flee.
The Ranking Line Officer shall be in
control of the military department of
the State, and subordinate only to the
Governor in matters pertaining to said
department. He shall keep in his Of
flee all records and papers required to
be kept and filed therein, and make
as of the 30th Of September in each
year, within fifteen days thereafter, to
the Governor, detailed statement of
all the receipts and expenditures for
military purposes during the year.
He shall be charged with the care,
control and maintenance of all armo-
ries, owned by the State Of Maryland,
and all buildings or other property
purchased, occupied, leased or rented
by or in behalf of the State military
forces, which may now or shall here
after be authorized by law and shall
have all power and authority necessary
or desirable for the purpose aforesaid
and with the right to make and en-
| force all reasonable rules and regula-
tions; provided. however, that when
disapproved by the Ranking Line Of
| ficer, applications to use the armories
for non-military purposes shall be sub
ject to the review and approval of the
Board of Public Works, the Ranking
Line Officer and the commanding Off
GER of the unit occupying the armory
concerned.
The seal now used in the Office Of
the Adiutant General shall be the seal
of the Office of the Ranking Line Off
Ger and shall be delivered by him to
his successor. He shall act as GUS
todian of all battle flags and war rec
ords and is charged with their proper
care and preservation. He is author
lied to employ the necessary clerks
and employees, and as many 1aborers
as may be required from time to time.
10. The Ranging Line Officer, as
Quartermaster General, shall be re-
sponsible to the Governor for the care,
preservation and safe-keeping of all
military property. 1t shall be his duty
to prepare returns of all Federal mill
tary property at the time and in the
manner required by Regulations of the
War Department. He shall keep a just
and true account of all expenses in
Cured in the upkeep Of the militia
and such expenses shall be audited
and paid in the manner provided by
law. He shall make such purchases
and issue such military property as
the Governor may direct. The regula-
lions and orders Of the War Depart
Officer, as Quartermaster General, in
all matters not specifically set forth
herein in connection with purchase and
care Of military property. The Rank
ing Line Officer, as Quartermaster Cen
eral, may have one assistant who shall
be a quartermaster, with the grade Of
captain, who shall also be the military
storekeeper and perform such other
duties as the Ranking Line Officer may
direct, whose salary shall be as stated
in the annual budget. This officer
shall be appointed and commissioned
| by the Governor upon the recommen-
dation of the Ranking Line Officer,
and at the time Of his appointment be
member of the organized militia of
the State. The Ranking Line Officer,
as Quartermaster General, may re-
quire the assistant to the Quartermas-
ter General, to give bond as sufficient
surety to the State of Maryland, con-
ditioned for the faithful performance
of his duties; such bond to be ap-
proved by the Governor and Comptrol-
Ter and to be filed in the latter's Office,
and to be paid out of militia funds.
II. The general appropriations for
the militia shall be exclusively applied
to the necessary and contingent eX-
penses of the office of the Ranking Line
Officer and to the maintenance and
equipment and for the general eff
cheney Of the organized militia of this
State, organized and enlisted as pro-
vided for in this Article. No purchases
shall be made, debts incurred or money
expended except by the direct authority
of the Ranking Line Officer. The
Ranking Line officer shall make rules
and regulations for receipts and eXpen-
ditures Of all moneys coming under his
control and he may require bond from
such persons as he may designate. All
bills shall be audited and paid by the
Ranking Line Officer and the general
customs and methods of the Finance
officer of the Army of the United States
shall be followed as nearly as possible.
~. No officer of the militia shall in
cur any expense whatever to be paid
by the State, except such as author
lied in this Article, without first OBJ
tanning the authority of the Ranking
Line officer. In extreme emergencies,
however, the commanding officer of