1536 MIIJTIA. [ART. 65

such a's affect and pertain to the Maryland National Guard as a
whole, shall be kept in one general account, but the items of
such general expenditure shall in no case be sub-divided in the
accounts as if the same had been furnished or paid especially
to said respective organizations, nor shall such general items
be charged to said organizations in their separate accounts. In
addition to the said general account of general payments, he
shall likewise keep separate accounts with each regiment and
separate organization, wherein shall be specified only the money
and material actually distributed to each respective organiza-
tion. The adjutant general shall make annually to the gov-
ernor, ' before the first day of January in each year, and
likewise to the general assembly at each session, a detailed
itemized report of all sums of money disbursed by him to the
said Maryland National Guard from whatever source received,
specifying the amounts disbursed for the guard as a whole and
to or for each regiment and separate organization, and for what
purpose so paid, and he shall likewise publish annually for the
information of said Maryland National Guard and for the
public said report so by him to be made as aforesaid. All
commissioned officers of the Maryland National Guard shall
have access at all reasonable times to said accounts, and the
commanding officer of- the brigade, or the commanding officer
of any regiment or separate organization applying through
him to the comptroller of the State shall have the right to
ascertain from the books of the State comptroller the amount
of disbursements made from time to time, and to whom made,
and upon what warrants the same have been paid.

1896, ch. 89, sec. 40.

42. The State military board, to be composed of the adjutant
general, comptroller of the treasury and State treasurer, shall
meet on the first Mondays of March and September in each
year, and at such other times as the adjutant general, who
shall be the president of said board, shall deem necessary,
upon notice by him to the remaining members of the board,
for the purpose of auditing and adjusting all military claims
incident to the organization, maintenance and discipline of the
national guard, and which, on approval of said board endorsed
thereon, shall be paid as herein provided.

Ibid. sec. 41.

43. No bill or allowance shall be paid unless said bill or
allowance is itemized and its correctness duly sworn to or