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of punishment by fine or imprisonment, reprimand or dishon-
orable discharge as aforesaid, the offender may be discharged
from the service without honor by the commander-in-chief
upon the recommendation, respectively, of the commanding
officer of the regiment or separate organization, forwarded
through regular channels, or of the commanding officer of the
naval brigade to which he belongs, as the case may be.

1896, ch. 89, sec. 26.

28. Any enlisted man of said organizations committing any
of the offenses mentioned in section 27 of this article shall be
liable to and forfeit and pay the following fines and penalties,
viz: °(a) for neglect or refusal to attend any assembly of his
regiment, battalion, compfiny or separate organization ordered
by the respective commandants thereof, the sum of fifty cents
for each offense; (b) for every day of non-attendance at any
encampment or cruise ordered by the commander-in-chief, or
by the commandant of such regiment or battalion or separate
organization, the sum of fifty cents; (c) for each and every
offense provided for in said section 27, the sum of one dollar;
(d) every officer guilty of any of the offenses or neglects above
set forth shall be subject to a fine of twice the amount which
would be payable by an enlisted man for the same offense; no
excuse shall be valid for any of the 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 ordinary pursuits),
sickness of family requiring his personal care, or recent
domestic affliction.

Ibid. sec. 27.

29. 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
26 of this article, for the trial of the offenses and the imposition
of the fines prescribed in sections 27 and 28, and the offender
shall be entitled to a hearing before the court-martial so consti-
tuted. 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