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CHAP. 182. |
LAWS OF MARYLAND.
ranks at any of said meetings without such musket or firelock, he
shall be fined a sum not less than one dollar, nor more than three
dollars, in the discretion of a company court-martial; and if such
non-commissioned officer or private shall appear without such
musket or firelock in serviceable order, he shall forfeit twenty-five
cents for every such neglect. |
Quakers, &c. exempt
on paying
three dollars annually. |
12. AND BE IT ENACTED, That such Quaker, Menonist,
Tunker,
or person conscientiously scrupulous of bearing arms, between
eighteen and forty-five years of age, and all other persons exempt
under this act, (except such as are exempt under the act of congress,
and except ministers of the gospel,) shall be exempt from
militia duty, according to the provisions of this act, (except when
called into actual service,) on the payment of three dollars annually. |
Commanding officers
to appoint
their noncommissioned
officers.
Proviso. |
13. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the commanding
officer of each
company shall appoint his non-commissioned officers; and if any
person so appointed, having accepted of such appointment, shall
neglect to do the duties thereof, or refuse or neglect to obey the
orders of his superior officers, he shall forfeit and pay a sum not
less than one dollar, nor exceeding ten dollars, in the discretion of
a company court-martial; and the non-commissioned officer who
shall be directed by the commanding officer to notify the members
composing his company to meet and muster according to this act,
shall receive, (out of the fines of such company,) two dollars for
each muster day; Provided, that where all the members composing
such company shall reside in a town or city, or the precincts thereof,
the non-commissioned officer shall receive one dollar for said
service. |
Violations of this
law. |
14. AND BE IT ENACTED, That all violations
of the provisions
of this law, to be submitted to the decision of a company court-martial,
shall be inquired into by said court-martial, at the next
stated meeting of their company, or at such convenient time thereafter
as the said court may appoint; the delinquent or delinquents
being duly notified to appear before the said court-martial to answer
the charge or charges alleged against him or them respectively;
and in case any delinquent, being duly notified of the time and
place of meeting of any such court-martial, shall refuse or neglect
to attend, the said court-martial is authorised and empowered to
proceed to the trial of such delinquent in the same manner as if he
were personally present. |
Removal of officers
out of the districts.
Provisos. |
15. AND BE IT ENACTED, That any officer removing
out of the
district of his regiment or extra battalion, or if a field officer or
brigadier-general, out of his district and county, with an intention
of making a permanent charge of his residence, shall, on such removal,
be deemed to have resigned his commission, and it shall be
the duty of the commanding officer of the regiment or extra battalion
to which he belonged, to make such vacancy known to the
governor and council as soon thereafter as conveniently may be;
Provided, that the removal of any such officer residing in Baltimore
city, to any part of said city, or the precincts thereof, or residing
in the precincts, to said city or any part thereof, shall in no
wise be considered as the resignation of such officer; Provided also,
that staff officers residing in the city of Baltimore shall be permitted
to serve in the neighbouring regiments in Baltimore county.
See 1817, ch. 228, regulating the militia in the city of Baltimore. |
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