The Adjutant General is appointed by the Governor with the con-
sent of the Senate and serves until his successor is appointed and
qualified or until he is removed from office as a result of sentence
imposed by court martial (Const. 1867, IX, 2). The Ranking Line
Officer (at the present time also The Adjutant General) is head of the
Military Department and exercises all his powers and duties under
the Militia Law of Maryland.

The Military Department prepares all State forms and records
required for use by the militia, and the reports and returns required
by the Federal Government. It maintains a register of all commis-
sioned officers, and service records of all officers and enlisted men
of the Maryland National Guard.

The Ranking Line Officer is the custodian of all State and Federal
property used by the organized militia and apportions and provides
for the proper application of funds for the military establishment.
He also maintains all State-owned armories located in Maryland and
all other properties which may be occupied, purchased, or leased by
the Military Department. The Ranking Line Officer makes all regu-
lations for the use of such facilities, and applications for their use
should be made to him.

In time of war or other national emergency when the National
Guard is absent from the State, the Governor, as Commander-in-
Chief of the militia, has the power to organize the Maryland State
Guard. Such forces are separate and distinct from the National
Guard and are composed of officers, commissioned or assigned, and
all able-bodied male citizens of the State who volunteer and are
accepted for service. Members of the State Guard are uniformed
as prescribed by the Governor, who also has the power to reduce or
disband such forces when deemed necessary.

NATIONAL GUARD UNITS ALLOTTED TO THE STATE OF
MARYLAND

Allotted by the Department of the Army:
Hq. & Hq. Detachment, Maryland National Guard
29th Infantry Division (Part)*
Hq. 29th Infantry Division (Part)*
Med. Det., Div. Hq., 29th Infantry Division
Hq. Company, 29th Infantry Division (Part)*
29th Military Police Company
29th Quartermaster Company
115th Infantry Regiment
175th Infantry Regiment
29th Division Artillery (Part)**
Hq. & Hq. Btry, 29th Division Artillery (Part)**
Med. Det. (-5), 29th Division Artillery (Part)**
Med. Det., 110th F. A. Bn.
Med. Det., 224th F. A. Bn.
110th FA Battalion (105 mm How., Towed)
224th FA Battalion (106 mm. How., Towed)
121st Engineer Battalion (Combat)
104th Medical Battalion

729th Ordnance Battalion (Infantry Division)
29th Infantry Division Band

* Other parts in Virginia and West Virginia
** Other Parts in Virginia