436 MILITIA. [ART. 65

above mentioned absences from such assemblies, except bona fide
absence from the city or place where such assemblies are ordered,
sickness of the member (such as would prevent attention to ordi-
nary pursuits, ) sickness of family requiring his personal care, or
recent domestic affliction.

1896, ch. 89.

27. The commanding officers of the several regiments and
separate organizations of the Maryland National Guard shall
appoint courts-martial, in accordance with the provisions of the
by-laws of their several organizations which may be adopted and
approved from time to time under the provisions of section 24
of this article, for the trial of the offenses arid the imposition of
the fines prescribed in sections 25 and 26, and the offender shall
be entitled to a hearing before the court-martial so constituted.
Upon the finding of any such court-martial imposing any of said
fines, and upon the approval of the finding by the commanding
officer appointing the court, the fine or fines so imposed shall be
and become at once payable; and in case any officer or enlisted
man upon whom a fine has been imposed in accordance with the
provisions of this section shall fail, refuse or neglect to pay the
fine so imposed upon him, within ten days after he shall have been
notified thereof, the said fine may be collected in the name of
the State before any justice of the peace in the county or city
where the delinquent resides, in the same manner as other fines
for offenses against the general police regulations of the State are
collected, upon the certificate in writing of the proper command-
ing officer setting forth the finding of the court-martial and his
approval thereof. Upon the production of such certificate to the
justice of the peace he shall forthwith adjudge and require the
fines so certified as having been imposed and approved, together
with all costs of the proceedings before him to be paid, and in
default of payment of said fine with costs as aforesaid, said jus-
tice shall commit the delinquent to the jail of; the city or county
where the said delinquent resides for one day for every dollar of
the said aggregate amount of fine and cost; but in no case shall
the period of imprisonment exceed ten days.

Ibid

28. Any member of the Maryland National Guard who shall
wilfully and unlawfully misapply or convert to his own use any