LLOYD LOWNDES, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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 disobedi-
ence of orders, non-attendance at drills, assemblies, parades,
reviews or encampment, 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 regi-
ment or separate organization to which he belongs.

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SEC. 26. Any enlisted man of said organizations committing
any of the offenses mentioned in section 25 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 assem-
bly of bis regiment, battalion, company, or separate organiza-
tion ordered by the respective commandants thereof, the sum
of fifty cents for each offense; (b) for every day of non-atten-
dance at any encampment or cruise ordered by the comman-
der in-chief, or by the commandant of such regiment or bat-
talion or separate organization, the sum of fifty cents; (c) for
each and every other offense, provided for in said section 25,
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 eneh assemblies, except
bona tide 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.

Penalties.

SEC. 27. 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
or section 24 of this Article, for the trial of the offenses and
the imposition of the tines prescribed in sections 25 and 26, and
the offender shall be entitled to a hearing before the court-
maitial so constituted. 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

Trial of
offenders.