LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1834.

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dollars, nor less than one dollar; and no militia fine shall be
remitted, in any case, except by the officer authorized to approve

and accept a satisfactory excuse, or who ordered the court mar-
tial that imposed such fine, or the governor of the state, who
may remit any militia fine at his pleasure.

Remitting
fines.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the
commissioned officers of each company, battalion, squadron, re-
giment, brigade and division, of militia of this slate, respec-
tively and severally, to report themselves, by mail or otherwise,
to the adjutant-general of this state, on or before the first day of

Officers to
report
themselves
by 1st No-
vember.

November next, who shall record such of said reports in his
office, as may be received by him on or before that day ; and
every commissioned officer of the militia of this state, who shall
not report himself on or before said day, shall be deemed, and

Record
thereof.

by the adjutant-general be recorded, as having vacated his office
and forfeited his commission ; and the governor and council
shall then, or soon afterwards, appoint and commission suitable
persons, being citizens of the United States and of this state, to
fill the vacancies hereby occasioned, or which shall otherwise
exist or happen; and there shall be appointed and commis-
sioned, one adjutant-general and one quarter-master-general, in
the militia of this state; to each division of said militia, one
major-general, and two aids-de-camp, with the rank of major,
one inspector of, and one quarter-master of division, to each bri-
gade, one brigadier-general, with inspector, to serve also as a
brigade major, and one quarter-master of brigade, to rank as

Office va-
cated if
neglected.
Governor
and council
to commis-
sion.

Others to be
appointed.
General
staff.

majors ; to each regiment, one colonel, one lieutenant-colonel,
and one major, and a regimental staff, to consist of one adjutant
and one quarter-master, to rank as lieutenants ; one paymaster,
one surgeon, and one surgeon's mate, one chaplain, one ser-

Regimental
officers.

geant-major, one drum-major, and one fife-major ; to each extra
battalion, or squadron, one major, and the same staff officers as
a regiment hath ; to each company of infantry or riflemen, one
captain, one first lieutenant, and one second lieutenant ; to each
company of artillery, one captain, and two lieutenants; and to

Extra bat-
tallion offi-
cers.
Company
officers.

each company of cavalry, one captain, and two lieutenants; and,
whenever the office of major-general, brigadier-general, colonel,
lieutenant-colonel, major, captain, or lieutenant, shall be vacant,
the officer next in rank shall exercise the command, and per-
form the duties thereof, until the vacancy shall be supplied.

Case of
vacancy.
Duties to be
performed
by the next
in grade.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That out of the militia of this
state, enrolled as in this act directed, there shall be formed for

Proportion
of riflemen.

each battalion, at least one company of riflemen, or light in-
fantry ; and that to each brigade there shall be at least one com-
pany of artillery, and four troops of horse.

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Of cavalry.
Of artillery.