ART. 65] MARYLAND NATIONAL GUARD. 1525

elected by the ballots of the commissioned officers of the said
naval brigade; lieutenants, lieutenant's junior grade and
ensigns shall be elected by the ballots of the enlisted men of
their respective divisions.

1896, ch. 89, sec. 13. 1900, ch. 657.

14. The election of the brigadier general shall be ordered
by the commander-in-chief; the election of field officers of
regiments and officers of organizations unattached to regi-
ments, except the naval brigade, shall be ordered by the
brigade commander; the election of captains and lieutenants
of the companies in the several regiments shall be ordered by
the respective regimental commanders. The election of offi-
cers of the naval brigade shall be as follows : The time, place
and manner of holding said elections shall be determined by
the commander-in-chief when the office to be filled is that of
captain; by the captain, if there be one, if not, by the com-
mander-in-chief when the office is commander or lieutenant-
commander; by the captain or commanding officer for the
election of any other commissioned officer of said battalion.

Ibid. sec. 14. 1900, ch 657.

15. The names of persons duly elected or nominated to
offices in accordance with the provisions of this article shall be
forwarded to the commander-in-chief to the end that commis-
sions may be issued to them, but before forwarding such
names the brigade commander or regimental commander or the
commanding officer of the naval brigade, as the case may be,
shall require the persons so elected and may require those
nominated to be examined with respect to their qualifications
and fitness to fill the offices to which they have been elected,
or for which they have been nominated, respectively, by a
board of examiners. The board of examiners for the examina-
tion of officers, except officers of the naval brigade, shall con-
sist, for the examination of all officers above the rank of cap-
tain, of three officers in the brigade above the rank of captain,
and for the examination of aides on the staff of the brigadier
general and of officers of the separate organizations of three
officers not above the rank of captain to be appointed by the
brigade commander, and for the examination of all regimental
officers not above the rank of captain, of three officers of the
regiments to be appointed by the regimental commander. The
board of examiners for the examination of officers of the naval
brigade shall consist of three officers of said brigade to be