MILITIA LAW OF MARYLAND

The National Defense Act required all States to make their military
laws conform with the provisions of the Act, in so far as any State
law might have been in conflict or might have been deficient as to
certain mandatory features of the Act, to entitle any State to partici-
pate in the Federal appropriations for arming, equipping and training
the National Guard.

Accordingly, Article 65, P. G. L., Md., was repealed and re-enacted
by the Legislature at its January (1922) session in which certain
provisions of the National Defense Act have been incorporated as the
law of the State, thereby conforming to the Act.

It was also found desirable to provide for the functioning of the
Ranking Line Officer of the National Guard on active duty pay status
and to place this officer in control of the military department of the
State. The authority, prerogatives and duties heretofore held and per-
formed by the Adjutant General have, by the present law, been trans-
ferred to the Ranking Line Officer who is responsible only to the Gov-
ernor, acting for and by his direction in all matters pertaining to the
Military Department of the State.

MARYLAND VETERANS' COMMISSION.

Chapter 481 of the Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland,
Session 1935, repealing and re-enacting with amendments, sections
57, 58, 69 and 60 of Article 65 of the Annotated Code of Maryland,
creates a Maryland Veterans' Commission with the Adjutant General
or Assistant .. Adjutant General, or a Maryland Veteran, as chair-
man, in the discretion of the Governor, and four other members, repre-
sentative of the four major National Veterans' organizations, to be
appointed by the Governor.

The Governor has appointed as members of this Commission:

Name. Address.
Thomas B. R. Mudd, Chairman ... ........... -...La Plata
(Maryland Veteran)

Walter E. Quenstedt .. -. ......... Annapolis
(Veterans' of Foreign Wars of United States)

Paul A. DeHoff ...................747 Cator Ave., Baltimore
(Disabled American Veterans—World War)

William F. Lehnert, Jr. ............... 4404 Eastway, Baltimore
(American Legion)

Harvey C. Noakes ............. . 616 N. Pulaski St., Baltimore
(United Spanish War Veterans)

$80,000 has been made available for the fiscal year 1988, which is
in the nature of an emergency fund, to be used to provide the necessi-
ties of life for such Maryland veterans of the World War or any other
war, or the widows or infant children of such veterans, as are sick,
disabled or indigent, and who are without means to pay for said neces-
sities or have proper care; and for the purpose of providing the neces-
sary funeral expenses of such veterans, and for the further purpose
of providing reasonable compensation to members of the Maryland
National Guard who are injured in line of duty; and in case such mem-
bers are killed in line of duty, then to the widows and infant children
of such members. Said fund shall be distributed to such persons of
the above classes and in such amounts as the Commission shall deem
proper, subject, however, to the provisions and limitations of said Act.