Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1941-07-18
PUBLIC e 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 insurrect1onlsts
or saboteurs to the military or ponce
forces of such other State shall not
constitute a waiver by this State OF ITS
insurrectionists or saboteurs for any
crime committed in this State.
58G. Permission to Forces of Other
States. Any military forces or organ1za,
ton, unit or detachment thereof, OF
another State who are In fresh pursult
of insurrectionists, saboteurs, enemies
or enemy forces may continue sucn 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, saboteurs, enemies OF
enemy forces and are hereby authorIZeu
to arrest or capture such persons Within
this State while in fresh pursuit. ANY
such persons who shall be captured or
arrested by the military forces OF sucn
other State while in this state shaii
without unnecessary delay. be surren.
dered to the military or ponce FORCES ol
this State or to the United States to De
dealt with according to law. rms sec
ton shall not be construed so as TO
make unlawful any arrest In TINS state
which would otherwise be lawful ana
nothing contained in this section snaii
be deemed to repeal any of the pro-
visions of the Uniform Act on the Fresh
Pursuit of Criminals.
Ssh. Federal Service. Nothing In TINS
Act shal be construed as autnorlzing
such forces, or any part thereon TO pc
called, ordered or in any manner 6ra1ts
ed, as such, into the military service OF
the United States, but no person snan
by reason of his enlistment or commis,
= l. rr1ah fnranG hP pXemDIou
from military service under any law OF
the United States.
5s-I. Civil Groups. No civil organiza-
ton, society, club, post, order, ira
ternity, association, brotherhood; pooys
union. league, or other combination or
persons or civil group shall be enilsteu
in such forces as an organization or
unit.
5SJ. Disqualifcations. No person
shall be commissioned or enllsted IN
such forces who is not q citizen or the
United States or has been expelled or
dishonorably discharged from any mill
tary or naval organization of this state,
or of another State, or OF the Unlteo
States.
5SK. Oath of officers. 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 shall
he enlisted for more than one year. but
such enlistment may be renewed TIE
oath to be taken upon enlistment IN
such forces shall be substantlaliy IN INC
form prescribed for enlisted men OF the
organized militia, substituting the
words Maryland State Guard where
necessary.
58M. Resignation or Discharge. The
Governor is authorized to accept the
resignation of any officer or to grant a
schar to any enlisted man at any
time in his discretion.
58N. Articles of War; Freedom from
Arrest.
(a) Whenever such forces or any part
thereof shall be ordered out Tor actlVs
service, the provisions of law governing
the organized militia of this State re
lating to courts martial, their Jur1sdlc-
ton n the limits of punishment am
the rules and regulations prescribed
hereunder, shall be In full force anu
effect.
(b) No officer or enlisted man of such
forces shall be arrested on any war
rant, except for treason or felony, wnlle
going to, remaining at, or returning
from a place where he is ordered 10
attend for military duty.
Sec. 2. 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
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 PROV
sion or application, and to this end the
provisions of this Act are declared to oa
severable.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted,
THAI if any clause, sentence, paragraph.
or section of this subtitle shall, for any
reason, be adjudged by any court OF
competent jurisdiction to be unconsti.
t~utional and invalid, such Judgment
shall not affect, impair or invalidate
the remainder thereof, but shall be con-
fned in it's operation to the clause,
sentence, paragraph, or section thereof
Sec. 4. And be it 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 a yea and nay
vote supported by three-ffths of all Of
the members elected to each of the two
Houses of the General Assembly, tn
same shall take effect from the date ,
it's passage.
Approved: February IA, 1941.