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MILITARY. [ART. 63.

such purposes as may be authorized by the by-laws of
said company; and the commanding officer of every
company shall, on or before the first day of June and
December of every year, render to the adjutant general
an account of the money so received and expended by
him, and every such honorary member shall be entitled

Certificate.

to receive a certificate of honorary membership of the
company, to be signed as aforesaid, and bearing date at
the time of its issue ; which certificates of membership,
whether of uniformed and active members or of honor-

Exemption
from jury duty.

ary members, shall exempt the person therein named
from jury duty, for the period of one year from the

[See Albert vs
White, Court of
Appeals, Oct.
Term, 1870.]J

date of his said certificate ; provided, he files his said
certificate with the clerk of the court before the draw-
ing of the jury.

Oaths.

23. Every commissioned officer, non-commissioned
officer and private, before he enters upon his duties,
or exercises any command, shall take and subscribe,
in such manner and before such person as the com-
mander-in-chief may direct, the following oaths or
affirmations, viz: I, A. B., do solemnly swear, or
affirm, that I will bear true allegiance to the state of
Maryland, and will support the constitution thereof,
so help me God. I, A. B., do solemnly swear, or
affirm, that I will faithfully and impartially discharge
and perform all the duties incumbent upon me, accord-
ing to the best of my abilities and understanding,
agreeable to the constitution and laws of the state of
Maryland, so help me God. I, A. B., do solemnly
swear, or affirm, that I will support the constitution
of the United States, and the laws made in pursuance
thereof, so help me God.

Certificate.

24. The officer before whom the oath or affirmation
was made, shall furnish to the party making it, a cer-
tificate of the following form, viz : This is to certify
that A. B., commissioned as within on this ————
day of ———— , A. D., personally appeared and made
the oaths, or affirmations, as required by the laws of
the state of Maryland and of the United States, to