ART. 65] MAINTENANCE AND EQUIPMENT. 441

needed by them respectively, except that the amount appro-
priated for the first naval battalion, and that amount only, shall
be distributed and applied as aforesaid to and for the use of said
naval battalion so as to promote the efficiency and discipline
thereof; and it shall be the duty of the commanding officer of
each regiment and separate organization to receive, or to designate
and appoint some other officer as treasurer or fiscal officer to
receive, such monies as may be allotted to such regiment or
separate organization respectively, and such commanding officer,
or treasurer or fiscal officer designated by him as aforesaid shall
make quarterly reports under oath, with vouchers, to the adjutant
general, through the regular channels, setting forth the details of
the disbursements of the said monies; provided, that all warrants
for such monies shall pass down through the regular military
channels, and that no warrant shall be issued to any regiment or
separate organization except on the requisition of the command-
ing officer thereof; and, provided further, that such requisition
shall be approved by the superiors in rank, in regular order, of
the officer making the requisition, as proper and necessary for
the maintenance or efficiency of said regiment or separate organi-
zation; proper allowance, however, shall be made to the head-
quarters of the brigade and of the respective regiments and
separate organizations for necessary and proper outlays and
expenses in inspecting said commands and in the maintenance of
discipline and efficiency.

1896, ch. 89.

37. The commanding officer of each regiment or separate
organization, or such other officer as may be by him designated
as treasurer or fiscal officer thereof as above provided, shall give
a good and sufficient bond to the State of Maryland, to be
approved by the adjutant general, for the full and true perform-
ance of his duties under section 36 of this article as disbursing
officer.

Ibid.

38. If the said disbursing officer shall fail to fully and prop-
erly report to the adjutant general said quarterly payment to him
by the succeeding quarter day, then it shall be the duty of the
Governor, the commander-in-chief, to direct the withholding of