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their State designations shall not be given to new organiza-
tions.
SEC. 10. Whenever it shall be necessary to call out any part
of the reserve militia for active duty as provided in Section
9 of this Act, the Governor shall issue a call for volunteers
and direct any such to at once report their willingness to
serve to the Sheriff of Baltimore City and to the sheriffs of
their respective counties. The said sheriffs shall forward
lists of said volunteers to the Governor, who shall select there-
from such force as may be necessary. If there is not suffi-
cient number of volunteers, or no volunteers, then the Governor
shall direct his order to the sheriff of Baltimore City and to
the sheriffs of the respective counties, who, upon receipt of
the same, shall forthwith proceed to draft by lot as many of
said reserve militia in his city or county as are required by
the Governor, and shall. forthwith forward to the Governor a
list of the persons so drafted.
SEC. 11. Every member of the militia ordered out, or who
volunteer, or who is drafted under the provisions of this arti-
cle, that does not appear at the time and place designated by
his commanding officer or the sheriff aforesaid within twenty-
four hours from such time, or who does not produce a sworn
certificate of physical disability, to so appear from a physician
in good standing, shall. be taken to be a deserter and dealt with
as prescribed in the Articles of War of the United States.
SEC. 12. The portion of the reserve militia ordered out or
accepted into service, as indicated in Sections 9 and 10 of this
Article, shall be immediately mustered into the service of the
State for one year, or unless sooner mustered out, as the Gover-
nor may direct, and shall be organized into troops, batteries or
companies, which may be arranged in squadrons, battalions or
regiments, or assigned to organizations of the National Guard
already existing. The Governor is authorized to appoint the
officers necessary to commence or complete any organization
thus created. Such new organizations shall be equipped, dis-
ciplined and governed according to the militia law and the mili-
tary regulations of the State.
SEC. 13. Whenever any portion of the militia shall be on
duty or pursuant to the orders of the Governor, or shall be on
duty or ordered to assemble for duty in time of war, insurrec-
tion, invasion, public danger, or to aid the civil authorities on
account of any breach of the peace, tumult, riot, resistance to
process of this State, or imminent danger thereof, or for any
other cause, the Articles of War governing the army of the
United States, as well as such regulations issued thereunder,
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