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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

or fines so imposed shall be and become at once payable; and
in case any officer or enlisted man upon whoni a fine has been
imposed in accordance with the provisions of this section shall
fail, refuse or neglect to pay the fine so imposed upon him,
within ten days after he shall have been notified thereof, the
said fine may be collected in the name of the State before any
Justice of the Peace in the County or City where the delin-
quent resides, in the same manner as other fines for offenses
against the general police regulations of the State are collected,
upon the certificate in writing of the proper commanding
officer setting forth the finding of the court-martial and his ap-
proval thereof. Upon the production of such certificate to the
Justice of the Peace he shall forthwith adjudge and require the
tines so certified as having been imposed and approved, together
with all costs of the proceedings before him, to be paid, and in
default of payment of said- tine with costs as aforesaid said
Justice shall commit the delinquent to the Jail of the City or
County where the said delinquent resides for one day for every
dollar of the said aggregate amount of tine and cost; but in no
case shall the period of imprisonment exceed ten days.

Misapplica-
tion of
money or
other prop-
erty-

SEC. 28. Any member of the Maryland National Guard
who shall wilfully and unlawfully misapply or convert to his
own use any money or other property belonging to said National
Guard or any organization thereof, or who shall, when lawfully
called upon so to do by the proper officer of said Maryland
National Guard, fail or refuse to pay or deliver to said officer
any such money or property in his possession, or for which the
said member was chargeable or accountable, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof before a court of
competent jurisdiction shall be fined a sum not exceeding five
hundred dollars or sentenced to imprisonment in Jail for a
period not exceeding one year, or he shall be both fined and
imprisoned as aforesaid, in the discretion of the court.

Return of
arms, equip-
ments, etc.

SEC. 29. All arms, equipments or other property furnished
to organizations of the Maryland National Guard shall,
when required by the Adjutant General, the commanding
officer of the company, or commanding officer of the regiment
to which said company belongs, or by the commanding officer
of any separate organization, be deposited in the armory of
said company or regiment or separate organization; and failure
to deposit as aforesaid any article of such property by the
person to whom it was issued, ten days after he shall have been
notified, by written notice from the commanding officer as