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THOMAS SWANN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 799
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son as the Commander-in-Chief may direct, the
following oaths and declarations :
I, A. B., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I
will bear true allegiance to the State of Maryland,
and will support the Constitution thereof, so help
me God.
I, A. B., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I
will faithfully and impartially discharge and per-
form all the duties incumbent upon me, according
to the best of my abilities and understanding,
agreeable to the rules and regulations of the Con-
stitution and the laws of the State of Maryland, so
help me God.
I, A. B., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I
will support the Constitution of the United States
and the laws made in pursuance thereof, so help
me God.
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And the officer before whom the oath or affir-
mation was made shall furnish a certificate to the
party making the oath as follows :
This is to certify that A. B., commissioned as
within, on this ......... day of ........ , A. D., per-
sonally appeared and made the oath (or affirma-
tion) as required by the laws of this State and a
law of the United States, to qualify him to dis-
charge the duties of his office, before me.
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Certificate.
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Sec. 35. Every officer, non-commissioned officer,
or private holden by law to do military duty in any
company of the National Guard, unnecessarily .ne-
glecting to appear at any law parade, shall forfeit
and pay the sum of two dollars, to be collected as
fines hereinbefore are provided to be collected.
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Forfeiture.
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Sec. 36. The Militia, when called into actual
service, shall be allowed the same pay and rations
as the regular troops of the United States ; and
the rations when commuted shall be fixed by the
regulations of the United States army in force at
the time.
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Pay and
rations.
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Sec. 37. The organization now existing of the
military into divisions, brigades, batteries, regi-
ments, battalions, squadrons and companies, is
hereby continued, and the commissions now held
by the officers thereof shall continue in full force
and effect ; provided, that upon examination as
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Continued.
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