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honorary member of not less than ten dollars per annum, which
said money shall be received by the commanding officer of the

company, and be by him applled to the payment of armory rent,
or the purchase of uniforms for the rank and file of the active
members of his company, or to such purposes as may be author-
ised by the by-laws of said company; and the commanding officer
of every company shall, on or before the first day of June and
December of every year, render to the adjutant general an
account of the money so received and expended by him, and
every such honorary member shall be entitled to receive a certifi-
cate of honorary membership of the company, to be signed as
aforesaid, and bearing date at the time of its issue; which certifi-
cates of membership, whether of uniformed and active members
or of honorary members, shall exempt the person therein named
from jury duty for the period of one year from the date of his
said certificate; provided, he files his said certificate with the
clerk of the court before the drawing of the jury.

1870, ch. 182, sec. 23.

23. Every commissioned officer, non-commissioned officer and
private, before he enters upon his duties or exercises any command,
shall take and subscribe, in such manner and before such person
as the commander-in-chief may direct, the following oath or
affirmation, viz.: " I, A. B., do solemnly swear, or affirm, that I
will bear true allegiance to the State of Maryland, and will sup-
port the constitution thereof, so help me God. I, A. B., do sol-
emnly swear, or affirm, that I will faithfully and impartially
discharge all the duties incumbent upon me according to the best
of my abilities and understanding, agreeably to the constitution
and laws of the State of Maryland, so help me God. I, A. B.,
do solemnly swear, or affirm, that I will support the constitution
of the United States and the laws made in pursuance thereof, so
help me God."

Ibid. sec. 24.

24. The officer before whom the oath or affirmation shall
be made shall furnish to the party making it a certificate of the
following form, viz.: " This is to certify that A. B., commis-
sioned as within on this —— day of ————, A. D., personally
appeared before me and made the oath, or affirmation, as required