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satisfactory proof to the Adjutant General that any article not so accounted for has been properly expended in the service, or defaced, injured, lost, or destroyed, without any default or neglect on his part; and if lost, defaced or destroyed through the misconduct of any person, that reasonable efforts have been made by him to recover or prosecute for the same; and it shall be the duty of the Adjutant General to enter suit on the bond of any officer, in the name of the State of Maryland, for the value
of such property as may have been defaced, injured, lost, or destroyed, after being received by him, and which has not been properly accounted for by him as aforesaid; and the officer succeeding to the com- mand of a company shall, before being commis- sioned, be required to file a bond to the State, as hereinbefore prescribed, for the safe keeping and return of all property of the State in the possession of said company, upon the terms and conditions imposed upon the officer or officers by whom said property was received. 15. All arms, equipments or other proper- ty, which may have been furnished to volun- teer companies shall, when required by the Com- manding officers of the company, battery, bat-	Lost, injured or destroyed.
talion, squadron or regiment, be deposited in the armory of said company, battery, battalion, squadron or regiment, and failure so to deposit as aforesaid, any article of such property by the person to whom it was issued, ten days after he	Deposit in armory.
shall have been notified by written notice from the commanding officer as aforesaid, to return it to the armory, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than fifteen dollars, to be recovered as provided in Section eleven of this Ar- ticle. 16. Whoever shall wilfully or maliciously de- stroy, injure or deface any arms or other article	Notification.
of military property belonging to the State, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding double the amount of the value of the property so injured or defaced, to he recovered on complaint of the commander of the company as provided in the preceding section, or by imprisonment in the coun- ty or city jail for not less than two weeks nor more than two months.	Maliciously destroy.