LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1834.

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SEC. 29. And be it enacted. That if any militia man shall :
remove out of the company district in which he is enrolled, !
into another district, or shall become a member of any uni-

Private re-
moving or
volunteer-
ing.

formed company, he shall continue subject to all the duties that
might be devolved on him in the district from which he re-

Still liable
to doty.

moved or was enrolled, until he produces to the commanding
officer of said district a certificate of the commanding officer
of the district into which he shall have so removed, or from
the commanding officer of said uniform militia company,
stating that he had been enrolled in his district, or admitted
into his uniform company ; and no person shall be permitted
to leave his company, except in the case aforesaid, or unless he
shall remove out of the city of Baltimore, or the limits of a
brigade, or unless commissioned in some other corps, without

Until he
produces
certificate.

the consent of the commanding officer, under a penalty not
exceeding twenty dollars, in the discretion of such court mar-
tial as the case may require; which fine shall be collected and
paid over by the sheriff of the proper county, as other fines ate
directed to be by this act.

Penalty for
quitting
company.

SEC. 30. And be it enacted, That all resignations of commis-
sioned officers shall be made through the adjutant-general, and
at least sixty days prior to the regular days appointed in this
act for the inspection, drill, or making any annual enrollment
or draught, of the district militia or uniform corps, to which
such officer belonged, except in cases of removal ; and that
otherwise no officer shall be considered as having resigned,

All resigna-
tions must
be 60 days
prior to in-
spection day

except those who shall neglect to report themselves as directed
in the fourth section of this act ; and every officer who may
resign, shall immediately notify the commanding officer of his
company, battalion, squadron, regiment or brigade, as the case
may be, of his resignation, that the officer next in rank may
be charged with the duties of the office thereby vacated, until
the same shall be supplied.

Notice of
resignation
required.

SEC. 31. And be it enacted, That each commissioned officer
of the militia of this state, shall take the following oath or affir-
mation, in addition to the oath prescribed by the constitution : —
I, A. B. do swear or affirm, as the case may be, that I will be
true and faithful to the state of Maryland, and that I will dili-
gently and faithfully do and perform the several duties assigned
me as —— in the militia of the state of Maryland, according to
the best of my skill and abilities, so help me God; and a certifi-

Officer's
oath.

cate of his having done so shall be endorsed on his commission
by the person who may have administered such oath, previous
to his entering on or performing any duty of his office after the

Certified on
commission

publication of this act ; unless such officer has already taken
said oath, or made said affirmation, and the same has been cer-
tified on his commission as aforesaid ; and every commissioned

Except.