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appointed by the captain or commanding officer. On the
report of any such boards of examiners the appointing officer
shall forward said report through the regular channels to the
commander-in-chief, and if the commander-in-chief shall
adjudge a person unqualified for the office to which he has been
elected or nominated, as aforesaid, another person shall, within
twenty days after due notice of such adverse decision, be
elected or nominated, and in default of such election or nomi-
nation the vacancy may be filled by the commander-in-chief.
All officers whose election or nomination, as set forth in this
article, shall be approved by the governor and commander-in-
chief shall be duly commissioned by him.

1900, ch. 657, sec. 14 A

16. Every applicant for enlistment in the Maryland National
Guard shall be physically examined in accordance with such
standard of examination as may be prescribed by the com-
mander-in-chief. And to each enlistment certificate shall be
attached the certificate of the examining surgeon, certifying that
the enlisted man therein designated has successfully passed the
physical examination required by this article.

1896, ch. 89, sec. 15. 1900, ch. 657.

17. 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: "In the presence of Almighty God,
I, ————, do solemnly promise (or declare) that I will bear
true allegiance to the State of Maryland and will support the
constitution thereof." "In the presence of Almighty God,
I, ————, do solemnly promise (or declare) that I will faith-
fully and impartially discharge all the duties incumbent upon
me, according to the best of my ability and understanding,
agreeably to the constitution and laws of the State of Mary-
land." "In the presence of Almighty God, I, ————, do
solemnly promise (or declare) that I will support the constitu-
tion of the United States and the laws made in pursuance
thereof." Which oath or affirmation shall be duly certified by
the person before whom the same is made, and said certificate,
together with the surgeon's certificate provided for by this
article, shall be forwarded to the commander-in-chief through
the proper channels.