1006 MILITIA—MARYLAND NATIONAL GUARD. [ART. 65.

duty to that time, and if he has complied with all the obligations,
pecuniary or otherwise, to his said command, assumed by him or
lawfully imposed on him; provided, however, that no such dis-
charge shall be granted in case at the time of said application the
said individual or the command to which he is attached is engaged
in active service or duty, or under orders therefor, or in case the
member so applying is under arrest for, or actually undergoing
punishment for some offence, or by misconduct or default has
made himself liable to punishment or penalties then about to be
imposed; the commandant of any regiment or battalion or inde-
pendent company may, however, at any time, in his discretion,
and for reasons satisfactory to him, grant an honorable discharge
to any enlisted man in good standing in his command; and pro-
vided further, that any soldier a member of any of said commands
on April 1,1886, or thereafter becoming such, in case he shall serve
or shall have served for the full period of three years, may, with
the approval of the commandant of the regiment or battalion or
independent company to which he belongs, re-enlist for some
other definite period not less than one year, and during said
period shall have all the privileges and be subject to all the duties
of one regularly enlisted for the full term

1886, ch. 162, sec. 4.

29. The force thus composed and organized shall be con-
sidered in the actual military service of this State, and liable to
be called into actual service at any time for the repression of
disorder and for the protection of property in aid of the civil
authorities and the police of the State; and the members thereof
shall be subject to all such military rules and regulations as are
applicable to such bodies in time of peace: and all military
offences, such as disobedience of orders, non-attendance at drills,
assemblies, parades, reviews or encampments, or neglect or non-
performance of such other duty as they may lawfully be called
on to perform, shall be considered, and they are hereby declared
to be offences against the general police regulations of the State,
and shall be punished by fine or imprisonment, as hereinafter
provided; and in addition to said fine or imprisonment as may
be thus imposed, the offender may be reprimanded or dishonor-
ably discharged from the service by the commandant of the