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the capacity, qualification, propriety of conduct and efficiency
of any commissioned officer who may be reported to him as
incompetent or unfit to discharge the duties of his office, and
upon the report of such board, if adverse to such officer and
approved by the commander-in-chief, the commission of such
officer may be revoked; provided, always, that if practicable,
two members at least of such board shall have military rank at
least equal to that of the officer examined. The commander-
in-chief may, also, when in his opinion it is necessary, call
boards of officers for settling military and naval questions, and
for other purposes of administration and discipline.

1896, ch. 89, sec. 24. 1900, ch. 657.

26 Every regiment and separate organization of the Mary-
land National Guard may, by a vote of a majority of its officers,
adopt by-laws, which when approved by the commanding officer
of such regiment or separate organization, by the brigade com-
mander or the captain of the naval brigade, as the case may
be, and by the adjutant general, shall be binding upon all the
members of such regiment or separate organization; provided,
that nothing therein shall be inconsistent with the constitution
or laws of this State or of the United States, or the rules and
regulations prescribed by the commander-in-chief.

Ibid. sec. 25.

27. The force composed and organized, as prescribed in this
article, shall be considered in the actual military service of this
State and liable to be called into active 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 this 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 offenses, such as disobedience of orders, non-
attendance at drills, assemblies, parades, reviews or encamp-
ments, 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 offenses against the general
police regulations of the State, and shall be punished by fine
or imprisonment, as hereinafter provided; and in addition to
such fine or imprisonment as may be thus imposed the offender
may be reprimanded or dishonorably discharged from the
service by the commander of the regiment or separate organ-
ization to which he belongs; provided, however, that instead

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