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BALTIMORE CITY.

this act, the decision of which board shall be final between the
parties; and if any officer shall neglect or refuse to comply with
any of the provisions of this section, as required of him, he

Penalty.

shall be fined a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, in the
discretion of such court martial as the case may require.

Calling the

roll.

SEC. 17. And be it enacted, That at all the meetings directed
by this act, the commanding officer of each company shall ap-
point a fit and proper person, who shall call over the muster
roll of said company, noting those who are absent, and within
two days thereafter shall make return in writing of such absen-
tees to the commanding officer of his company, and if he shall
neglect or refuse to do so, he shall be fined a sum not exceed-

Penalty for
neglect.

ing fifty dollars, in the discretion of such court martial us the
case may require ; and the said commanding officer shall forth-
with cause the same to be entered in his company book, and
within five days after each of said meetings, shall transmit a
copy of the same to the commanding officer of his regiment,
together with a consolidated return of the strength of his com-
pany, which consolidated return shall be entered on the books

Calling the
roll of offi-
cers.

of the regiment ; and at the meetings directed by this act for
the division review and regimental parades, the commanding
officer of each regiment shall cause the names of all the regi-
mental field and staff officers of said regiment, to be called over
by the adjutant or such person as he may appoint, who shall
note those who are absent, and within two days after each of

Returns of
absentees.

said meetings, shall make return in writing of such absentees,
to the commanding officer of his regiment, and if he shall refuse
or neglect to do so, he shall be fined a sum not exceeding fifty
dollars, in the discretion of such court martial as the case may
require; and the said commanding officer shall forthwith cause
the same to be entered in his regimental book, and within ten
days after each of said meetings shall transmit a copy of the
same to the commanding officer of the brigade to which he be-

Consoli-
dated re-
turns.

longs, together with a consolidated return of the strength of his
regiment, which consolidated return shall be entered on the
books of the brigade ; and it shall be the duty of the com-
manding officer of each brigade to transmit within twenty days
after the division review as aforesaid, to the commanding officer
of the division, a consolidated return of the strength of his bri-
gade, which shall be entered on the books of the division; and
the commanding officer of the division shall in ten days there-

Returns—

consoli-
dated.

after transmit to the adjutant-general of this state, a consolidated
return of the strength of the division ; and if any officer shall
neglect or refuse to comply with any of the provisions of this

Penalty for
neglect

section as required of him, he shall be fined a sum not exceed-
ing one hundred dollars, in the discretion of such court martial
as the case may require.