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464 MILITIA. [ART. LXV
1916, ch. 311, sec. 7.
5. The militia of the State sha.ll be divided into two classes—the
active and the unorganized 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 unorganized militia
shall consist of all those liable to services in the militia, but not serving
in the National Guard.
1916, ch 311, sec 8
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.
1916, ch. 311. sec. 9
7. The Governor shall have the power in case of insurrection, inva-
sion, tumult, riot, breach of peace, or imminent danger thereof, or to
enforce the laws of this State, to order into service of the state any part
of the militia that he may deem proper. When the militia shall be
in active service as herein provided, the commanding officer thereof,
and his subordinates, shall be, and they are hereby invested with all
the authority of sheriffs, and deputy sheriffs, in enforcing the laws of
this state, and they may co-operate with the civil authorities, or take
entire charge of the situation as in the judgment of the commanding
officer the exigencies of the case may require.
1916. ch. 311, sec 10
8. When the militia of this state, or a part thereof, is called forth
under the constitution and laws of tho United States, the Governor
shall order out for service the National Guard or such part thereof as
may be necessary, and if the number available be insufficient he shall
order out such part of the unorganized militia as he may deem neces-
sary. During the absence of organizations of the National Guard in
the service of the United States their state designations shall not be
given to new organizations.
1916, ch 311, sec 11.
9. Whenever the laws of the United States require the several
states to maintain its National Guard at a certain required number,
and shall further provide that in the event a state does not comply
with such requirement, the President of the United States shall have
rhe power to organize the unorganized militia, or any part thereof, as
may be necessary, into the National Guard, so as to maintain the neces-
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