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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

article sixty -five of the Public General Laws, title "Militia,"

Amend-

sub-title "Maryland National Guard," be and the same are

ment.

hereby repealed and re-enacted so as to read as follows :

SEC. 26. The first brigade already formed and organized

First

out of the volunteer uniformed organizations now existing

brigade.

together with such others as are herein provided for, shall

constitute as now a body of active militia, and shall consist

of not more than forty companies, to contain not more than

twenty-four hundred enlisted men, and shall be known as

"The Maryland National Guard."

SEC. 27. That said forctf, constituting said brigade, until

Organiza-
tions

otherwise provided, by the General Assembly, shall consist

forming

of the following organizations : The first regiment, the fifth

first
brigade.

regiment, the second battalion, the third battalion, the

fourth battalion, and three independent colored companies;

composed in part, in addition to the ten companies now com-

posing the fifth regiment and the four companies now com-

posing the fourth battalion, of the following companies :

One company in Frederick City, one at Unionville, Frederick

County ; one company in Hagerstown, three companies in

Cumberland, one company in Frostburg, one company in

Oakland, one company in Towson, one company in Belair,

one company in Havre de Grace, one company in Annapolis.

one company in Upper Marlboro', one company in Elkton,

one company in Easton, one company in Snow Hill, Wor-

cester County ; one company in Brooklyn, Anne Arundel

County, and one company in Cambridge, and the following

six companies in Baltimore City : Howard Zouaves No. 1,

Howard Zouaves No. 2, the Waverly Guard, the Woodberry

Guard, the Monumental City Guard, and the Baltimore Rifles,

and the Fifth Regiment shall have power and authority to

enlist and recruit two new companies when permitted by the

commander-in-chief , and the fourth battalion may be formed

into a regiment to be called the fourth regiment, wheu author-

ized by the commander-in-chief, to the number of not

exceeding twelve companies, either by assignment of com-

panies already existing or by enlisting such new companies

as the commander-in chief may permit, and direct aud the

first regiment secoud battalion and third battalion shall

consist of such companies as they now have or as they may be

formed into by assignment of companies to them and from

them by the commander-in-chief, provided the integrity of

the second battalion shall not be impaired or destroyed

so long as said battalion shall maintain its efficiency in

numbers and orgauizations as now required by law, and

that the whole brigade shall not consist of more than forty

companies as aforesaid, and provided further, that the