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and upon such trials, the president of the council shall have
power to summon witnesses and examine them under oath, to
be administered in the usual form by said president.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That for the suppression or pre-
vention of an insurrection or opposition to the laws, within the
limits of the city of Baltimore, it shall and may be lawful for
the mayor of the city of Baltimore or the chief justice of Balti-
more city court, or the chief justice of Baltimore county court,
or in case of the absence of said chief justices, for either of the
associate justices of said courts, to issue his requisition in
writing to the commanding officer of the Baltimore City Guards,
therein declaring that he has good reason to believe that the
peace and quiet of the state is likely to be endangered by an in-
surrection or opposition to the laws, and that military force is
necessary to suppress or prevent the same, and thereby requir-
ing him to order out such portion of the brigade as the said
mayor, chief justice or associate justice may deem necessary for
the occasion ; and thereupon the said commanding officer shall
forthwith issue his order in conformity with such requisition,
under the penalty of five hundred dollars, to be recovered by in-

Mayor, &c.
authorised
to order out
the guards.

dictment in Baltimore city court, and such further punishment
as may be provided by the brigade council ; and any officer of
the brigade who shall neglect or refuse to obey the order of the
commanding officer given as aforesaid, shall forfeit the sum of
two hundred dollars, to be recovered by indictment in Balti-
more city court, and be further punished in such manner as
may be provided by said council, and for neglect or refusal on
the part of any non-commissioned officer or private to obey the
order of his commanding officer, as above provided, he shall
forfeit the sum of fifty dollars, to be recovered by indictment as
above provided, and be further punished as said council may
provide.

Penalty for
neglect.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted. That all fines incurred under
the laws made by the brigade council of the Baltimore City
Guards, shall be recoverable in the name of the state, for the
use of the said council, as small debts are now recoverable,
before a justice of the peace, with the right of appeal as now
provided by law.

Of fines.

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That the aforesaid council may,
at any time hereafter, provide for the raising and incorporating
into the brigade aforesaid, a company of cavalry and a company of
artillery, of not more than one hundred members each, exclusive
of commissioned officers, and in such case said companies shall
be entitled to representation in said council, as provided for
the other companies of the brigade by the seventh section of
this act.

Cavalry and
artillery.