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ART. LXV] MILITIA. 465
sary units, or numbers required by said laws of the United States, the
Governor also shall have the power, whenever the number of National
Guard shall fall below the numbers required of this state, or the United
States, to order into the active militia any part of the reserve militia
that may be necessary to bring the number of the active militia up to
the required number or quota.
1916. ch 311, sec. 12.
10. Whenever it shall be necessary to call out any part of the unor-
ganized militia for active duty as provided in this article, the Governor
shall issue a call for volunteers and direct any such to at once report
their willingness to serve to the Sheriff of Baltimore City and to the
sheriffs of their respective counties. The said sheriffs shall forward
lists of said volunteers to the Governor, who shall select therefrom such
force as may be necessary. If there is not sufficient numbers of volun-
teers, or no volunteers, then the Governor shall direct his orders to the
sheriff of Baltimore City and to the sheriffs of the respective counties,
who, upon receipt of the same, shall forthwith proceed to draft by lot
as many of said unorganized militia in his city or county as are required
by the Governor, and shall forthwith forward to the Governor a list of
the persons so drafted. Such force shall be forthwith mustered into
the National Guard, to serve for three years unless sooner discharged,
and shall be immediately assigned for duty with the units of the
National Guard whose numbers are below the required number or quota.
1917. ch. 27, sec. 12A.
10A. The militia of the State, as ascertained by the enrollment
hereinbefore provided for, shall be classified, as soon as practicable,
under the supervision and direction of the Adjutant General, and in
such manner as he may deem proper, with respect to age, marriage,
dependents, training, occupations and any other appropriate' subjects
or qualifications, and any draft which is made under the terms of this
article shall be made, in the counties and in Baltimore City, from such
of said classes only as the Governor may direct.
1916, ch. 311, sec. 13.
11. Every member of the militia ordered out, or who volunteer, or
who is drafted under the provisions of this article, that does not appear
at the time and place designated by his commanding officer or the
sheriff aforesaid within twenty-four hours from such time, or who does
not produce a sworn certificate of physical disability, to so appear from
a physician in good standing, shall be taken to be a deserter and dealt
with as prescribed in the Articles of War of the United States.
1916, ch. 311, sec. 14.
12. Whenever any portion of the militia shall be on duty pursuant
to the orders of the Governor, or shall be on duty or ordered to assemble
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