Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-08-01
b, PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS

forces Of this State shall without nm.
necessary delay be surrendered to the
military or police forces OF the State IN
which they are taken or to the United
or saboteurs to the military or police
forces of such other State shall not
constitute a waiver by this State OF Its
right to extradite or prosecute such
insurrectionists or saboteurs for any
crime committed in this State.
$50. Permission to Forces Of Other
States. Any military forces or organiza:
ton, unit or detachment Thereon, OF
another State who are In fresh pursuit
of insurrectionists, saboteurs, enemies
suit into this State until the military or
police forces of this State or the forces
of the United States have had rea-
sonable opportunity to take up the pur
insurrectionists, saboteurs, enemies or
enemy forces and are hereby authorized
to arrest or capture such persons WITHIN
this State while in fresh pursuit. any
arrested by the military forces OF such
other State while in this State shall
without unnecessary delay be surren.
dered to the military or police FORCES or
dealt with according to law. This sec
ton shall not be construed so az 70
make unlawful any arrest In this state
which would otherwise be lawful, ana
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
called. ordered or in any manner draft:
ed, as such, into the military service OF
the United States, but no person snah
by reason of his enlistment or commls,
sion in any such forces be exempted
from military service under any law Vi
the United States.
5s-I. Civil Groups. No civil organiza-
ternity, association, brotherhood, Dody;
union, league, or other comb1natlon OF
persons or civil group shall be enlisted
In such forces as an organization or
unit.
58J. Disqualihcations. No person
shall be commissioned or enlisted IN
such forces who is not a citizen OF the
dishonorably discharged from any mill
tary or naval organization OF this state:
or of another State, or OF the Unlte0
5sK. Oath Of Officers. The oath to be
taken by officers in tb IN f sHSn
prescribed for officers OF the organized
militia, substituting the words MARY
land State Guard" where necessary.
$751; Enlisted Men. No person shau
such enlistment may be renewed. The
oath to be taken upon enlistment IN
such forces shall be substantially In the
form prescribed for enlisted men OF the
organized militia, substitutainng sae
necessary.
ISM. Resignation or Discharge. The
Governor Is authorized to accept the
resignation of any officer or to grant q
discharge to any enlisted man at any
IT
'' 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 lay g eyer r
iating to courts martial, their 5urisdic;
tion and the limits Of punishment ana
the rules and regulations prescribed
hereunder, shall be in full force ana
(b] No officer or enlisted man Of such
forces shall be arrested on any war
rant, except for treason or felony, wnllc
going to, remaining at, or returning
from a place where he 1s ordered 10
a's Sec 2 1 And be- it further enacted by
the General Assembly of Maryland, That
if any provision of this Act or the ap-
plication thereof to any person or CIR
ity shall not affect other provisions or
Publications of the Act which can be
given effect without the invalid proyi-
sion or application, and to this enc the
provisions Of this Act are declared to De
Sec. s. And be It further enacted,
That if any clause, sentence, paragraph.
or section Of this sub title shall, for any
reason, be adjudged by any court OF
competent Jurisdiction to be unconsti.
tutional and invalid, such judgment
shall not affect, impair or inyalidate
the remainder thereof, but shall be con-
fined in its operation to the clause;
SO found Unconstitutional and invalid.
Sec. 4. And be II, further enacted,
That this Act is hereby declared to be
an emergency law and necessary for the
Immediate preservation Of the public
health, morals, safety and welfare, and
upon being passed by yea and nay
vote supported by three fifths OF all OF
the members elected to each OF the two
Houses Of the General Assembly, the
same shall take effect from the date or
its passage. ANA