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ARTICLE LXIII.

Militia

Chapter 284 repeals this Article and sections 652 to 770 of Article IV. of Public Local
Laws, so far as inconsistent therewith, and enacts as follows, (I. Supplement, 55. )

SEC. 1. The Governor, as commander-in-chief, is hereby
authorized to enroll and organize the militia of this State into
companies, regiments, and brigades, and by general and spe-
cial orders to make such rules and regulations for their control,
discipline, armament and equipment, as may be constitutional
and necessary, which rules and regulations shall as far as prac-
ticable, conform to the laws and regulations governing the
organization of the United State volunteer forces, their discip-
line, equipment, armament and officers; and which, rules and
regulations shall have the force of law.

2. All able bodied white male citizens of this State between
the ages of eighteen and forty-five years, and not exempt by
the laws of lie United States (excepting however all persons
in the army or navy of the United States) shall be subject to
military duty.

3. The rolls of the militia prepared by commissioners ap-
pointed by the Governor in the several counties and Baltimore
city under the order of the War Department for the draft of
eighteen hundred and six-two, shall be taken and considered to
be the rolls of the militia of the State under this act until a new
enrollment shall be ordered by the Governor, but the Governor
may prescribe any rules in his judgment necessary to exclude
disloyal persons from bearing arms.

4. The staff of the militia of this State shall consist of one
adjutant general with the rank of brigadier general, who until
otherwise ordered by the Governor, shall act as paymaster
general, inspector general, and judge advocate general, one com-
missary general, one quartermaster general, and one surgeon
general, each with the rank of colonel; all of whom shall be