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The Annotated Code of the Public Civil Laws of Maryland, 1911
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ART. 65] ENROLLMENT——ACTIVE AND RESERVE MILITIA. 1477

remainder of all thus enrolled, and not thus found to be exempt, shall
constitute the militia of the State, and such clerk shall transmit a copy
of such corrected roll to the adjutant general and the commanding officer
of each organization in the national guard. The heads of the fire and
police departments in each city or town shall, whenever an enrollment
is ordered, file in the office of the clerk above named a certified list of
the names of all persons in their command or departments.

1908, ch. 103, sec. 5.

4. All persons shall, upon the application of any person making
such enrollment, give the name of and all other proper information
concerning any person within their knowledge liable to be enrolled,
under penalty of $10 for every concealment or false information, or
refusal to give the information requested, to be recovered with costs in
the name of the State in any court or before any justice of the peace
having criminal jurisdiction. The officer making the enrollment shall
within ten days report all persons who shall fail or neglect to give
information to the adjutant general.

1908, ch. 103, sec. 6.

5. The militia of the State shall be divided into two classes—the
active and the reserve militia. The active militia shall consist of the
organized and uniformed military forces of the State, which shall be
known as the Maryland national guard; the reserve militia shall con-
gist of all those liable to services in the militia, but not serving in the
national guard.

1908, ch. 103, sec. 7.

6. The governor of the State, by virtue of his office, shall be the
commander-in-chief of the militia of the State, except as of such por-
tions as may at times be in the service of the United States. No armed
military force from another State, territory or district shall be per-
mitted to enter the State for the purpose of doing military duty therein,
without the permission of the governor, unless such force is part of the
United States army or is actually under the authority of the United
States.

1908, ch. 103, sec. 8.

7. The staff of the governor shall consist of one adjutant general,
who shall also perform the duties of quartermaster general, and who
shall also be chief of staff, who shall have the rank of brigadier general,
whose salary shall be two thousand dollars per annum, and the said
sum is hereby appropriated for that purpose annually, and the comp-
troller is directed to draw his warrant on the treasurer, who is hereby
directed to pay the same in equal monthly instalments; and a chief of
ordnance, an inspector general, a surgeon general, a judge advocate gen-
eral, all of whom shall have the rank of brigadier general, shall be
appointed by the governor; and the governor is hereby empowered to

 

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