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the full power and authority to make all needful rules and
regulations therefor, which rules and regulations shall have the
force of law.

1896, ch. 89, sec. 3.

3. At all times the commander-in-chief is hereby authorised
to make and publish all needful rules and regulations for the
control, discipline, armament and equipment of the militia to
carry out the provisions of this article, which rules and regula-
tions shall, as far as practicable, conform to the laws and
regulations governing the organization of the United States
volunteer forces, their discipline, armament, equipment and
officers, and which rules and regulations shall have the force
of law.

Ibid. sec. 4.

4. Whenever the commander-in-chief shall deem it necessary
he may order an enrolment of all persons, other than members
of the national guard, liable to military duty, to be made by
persons by him designated. Such enrolment shall state the
name, residence, age and occupation of the persons enrolled.
Two copies of such enrolment shall be made, one to be filed
with the clerk of the superior court of Baltimore city, or with
the clerk of the circuit court for the county wherein such
enrolment shall be made, the other to be filed in the office of
the adjutant general of the State. The officer making such
enrolment shall, at the time of making the same, serve a notice
of such enrolment upon each person enrolled by delivering
such notice to him or by leaving it with some person of suitable
age and discretion at his place of residence. All persons
claiming exemption must, within fifteen days after the service
of such notice as hereinbefore provided for, file a written state-
ment of such exemption, verified by affidavit, in the office of
the clerk of the superior court of Baltimore city, or in the
office of the clerk of the circuit court for the county, as the case
may require; such clerk shall thereupon, if such person be
exempt according to law, mark the word "Exempt" opposite
his name on the copy of the enrolment in his possession, and
forthwith forward to the adjutant general a list of the names of
all persons thus marked "Exempt," with the original written
statements of such exemption. All persons shall, upon the
application of the officer making such enrolment, give the
name of, and all other proper information concerning any
person within their knowledge liable to be enrolled, under
penalty of ten dollars for every concealment or false informa-