1500 MILITIA. [ART. 65

year at least sixty per cent, of the duty his signal corps, troop, battery,
company, division, battalion or regiment has been required by law
and orders to perform during his term of enlistment or re-enlistment,
or during his total service, in case the same has been extended beyond
the term for which he has enlisted; an enlisted man who fails to per-
form sixty per cent, of his duty during any year of his service may
continue in the service, at the option of his commanding officer, and
make up such deficiency; an enlisted man who continues in service
after the expiration of his term of enlistment or re-enlistment shall, in
case he desires a discharge, give fifteen days' notice of application
therefor to the officer authorized to grant the same, and such officer
may, in his discretion, grant such a discharge forthwith, or hold the
same until the expiration of said fifteen days. An enlisted man shall
be held for service until his discharge is granted and issued. Dis-
charges without honor shall be given to the following: An enlisted
man whose immediate commander applies to have him discharged for
the good of the service, after giving him ten days' notice of such appli-
cation and an opportunity to be heard in defense of his conduct; but
if an enlisted man has been absent without leave for three months, and
his whereabouts unknown so that notice can not be served on him, he
may be discharged without honor upon request of his commanding
officer without notice. The discharges mentioned above shall be granted
by order of the commander-in-chief, except that caused by expiration
of enlistment; this discharge shall be granted by the commanding officer
of the regiment, in the case of signal corps, troop, battery, division or
separate company by the commanding officer of the brigade. Enlisted
men may be dishonorably discharged pursuant to the sentence of a
general court-martial. This section shall be construed to apply to the
naval brigade also.

1908, ch. 103, sec. 56.

55. Any enlisted man of the National Guard who has attained the
age of sixty-four years may be placed upon the retired list by the gov-
ernor. Any enlisted man who shall have served in the National Guard
of the State for fifteen years continuously may, upon his own request,
be placed upon the retired list and withdrawn from active service by
the governor. Such retired enlisted men shall be available for active
service at any time, at the discretion of the governor and commander-
in-chief, but such retired enlisted men shall not be entitled to have any
uniform or equipment belonging to the State or United States, except
when on active duty.

190S, ch. 103. sec. 57.

56. Whenever the board of police commissioners of the city of
Baltimore or the sheriff of any county shall require a portion of the
Maryland National Guard to aid in preventing threatened disorder
or opposition to the laws, or in suppressing riots or disorder on election