188 CONSTITUTION—ART. IX.

TITLE XII.
Militia.

CONSTITUTION—ARTICLE IX.
ARTICLE 18. MILITIA.

CONSTITUTION—ARTICLE IX.

1 Organization and equipment, volunteers 2 Adjutant-general, court-martial, duties, salary

3 Existing law to expire

Organization and equipment. Volunteers	SEC 1 The General Assembly shall make, from time to time, such provision for organizing, equipping and disciplining the militia, as the exigency may require, and pass such laws to promote volunteer militia organizations as may afford them effectual encouragement. •
Adjutant- general 2 Md 341. 41 Md 137.	SEC 2. There shall be an adjutant-general, appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate He shall hold his office until the appointment and qualification of his successor, or until removed m pursu-
Court-martial.	ance of the sentence of a court-martial. He shall perform such duties, and receive such compensation, or emoluments, as are now, or may be prescribed
Duties	by law. He shall discharge the duties of his office at the sent of government, unless absent, under orders, on duty; and no other officer of the general staff
Salary	of the militia shall receive salary or pay, except when on service, and mustered in with troops
1853, c 341. Existing law to expire.	SEC 3 The existing militia law of the State shall expire at the end of the next session of the General Assembly, except so far as it may be re-enacted, subject to the provisions of this article.

ARTICLE XVIII.
MILITIA-

1 What militia to consist of, officers of reg- istration to furnish list annually 2 Call for volunteers or draft 3 Powers of commander-in-chief, regula- tions to conform to those of United States 4 Existing enrolment to continue 5 How volunteer companies formed 6 General staff, what to consist of, term of office, aids 7. Duties of adjutant-general 8 Duties of officers of general staff. 9 Election of officers, proviso, appoint- ments, warrants. 10 Commissioned officers, power of governor 11. By-laws of volunteer companies, fines and penalties, how collected 12 Rules for distribution of arms, etc. 13 Furnishing arms, etc, bond for safekeep- ing, proviso, arms, etc., to be furnished by contract.

14. Officer to account for property, suit on bond 15 Arms, etc, to be deposited m armories, fine 16 Injury, etc, arms, etc, penalty 17 Selling, etc, arms, etc, penalty 18 Return of arms, etc, on disbandment; legal proceedings 19 Board of examiners, proviso. 20 Pay and rations 21 Armories, rent 22. Certificate of membership, honorary mem- bers, certificate, exemption from jury duty, proviso 23 Oaths 24 Certificate. 25 Militia when called out by board of police or sheriff, subject to their orders 26 Armories at Annapolis and Easton 27. Release of captain's bond.