Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-07-18
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS

forces Of this State shall without un.
necessary delay be surrendered to the
military or police forces OF the state IN
which they are taken or to the United
States The surrender of insurrectionistS
or saboteurs to the military or police
forces of such other State shall not
constitute waiver by this State OF Its
right to extradite or prosecute sucn
insurrectionists or sabOteurs for any
crime committed in this State.
SIG. Permission to Forces OF Other
States. Any military forces or organlza.
ton, unit or detachment thereof, OF
another State who are in fresh pursuit
of insurrectionists, saboteurs, enemies
or enemy forces may continue such pur-
suit into this State until the military or
police forces Of this State or the forces
Of the United States have had a rea-
sOnable opportunity to take up the pur-
suit or to apprehend or capture such
insurrectionists, sab0teurs, enemies or
enemy forces and are hereby authorized
to arrest or capture such persons within
such persons who shall be captured or
arrested by the military forces OF SUCH
other State while In this State snail
without unnecessary delay be surren.
this State or to the United States to be
dealt with according to law. THIS sec
tion shall not be construed 80 az 10
make unlawful any arrest In this state
nothing contained in this section snail
be deemed to repeal any OF the pro-
visions Of the Uniform Act on the Fresh
Pursuit Of Criminals.
Ssh Federal Service. Nothing In this
Act shall be construed as authorizing
such forces, or any part thereon 20 pc
called. ordered or in any manner drart.
ed, as such, into the military service OF
the United States, but no person snan
by reason Of his enlistment or commls
sion in any such forces be exempted
from military service under any law OF
the United States.
5s-I. Civil Groups. No civil organtiz ia
tion.. society, club p posi-, oro hodV.
union, league or other combination OF
persons or civil group shall be ennsteo
In such forces as an organization Or
unit.
shall be commissioned or enlisted In
such forces who Is not a citizen OF the
United States or has been expelled or
dishOnOrably discharged from any Mill
tary or naval organization OF Ibis SLs aosI;
or Of another State, or Of the United
5sK. Oath OF Onicers. The oath to be
taken by officers commissioned In sucn
forces shall be substantially in the form
prescribed for officers Of the organized
militia. substituting the words "Mary-
land State Guard" where necessary.
ISL. Enlisted Men. No person SHAH
be enlisted for more than one year, put
such enlistment may be reneWe1: I1 9S
such forces shall be substantially IN tne
form prescribed for enlisted men OF the
ORGANIZED militia, substituting the
words Maryland State Guard wnere
necessary.
5sM. Resignation or Discharge. The
Governor is authorized to accept the
resignation of any officer or to grant
discharge to any enlisted man at any
time in his discretion.
5SN. Articles of War; Freedom from
Arrest.
(a) Whenever such forces or any part
thereof shall be ordered out for active
service, the provisions OF law governing
the organized militia of this State re-
iating to courts martial, their jurisdic::
tion and the limits of punishment ana
the rules and regulations prescribed
hereunder, shall be In full force anu
effect.
forces shall be arrested on any war
rant, except for treason or felony, while
going to, remaining at, or returning
from a place where he Is ordered to
attend for military duty:
Sec. g. And be 1t further enacted Dy
the General Assembly Of Maryland, That
IL any provision Of this Act or the APP
plicatiOn thereof to any person or ciT'
cumstances is held invalid, such invalid
ity shall not affect other provisions or
applications Of the Act which can be
given effect without the invalid provi.
sion or application, and to this end the
provisions Of this Act are declared to be
Sec s. And be 1t further enacted.
That IL any clause, sentence. paragraph,
or section of this subtitle shall, for any
reason, be adjudged by any court OF
competent jurisdiction to be unconsti.
shsif not AFFECT, impair or fnvalidate
the remainder thereof but shall be con-
fined in its operation to the clause:
sentence, paragraph, or section thereof
90 found Unconstitutional and invalid.
Sec. 4. And be It. further enacted,
That this Act is hereby declared to pc
an emergency law and necessary for the
Immediate preservation Of the public
health, morals. safety and welfare, ana
vote supported by three ffths Of all OF
the members elected to each OF the two
Houses Of the General Assembly, the
same shall take effect from the date OF
its passage.