96

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

the same, serve a notice of such enrollment upon each person
enrolled by delivering such notice to him or by leaving it with
some person of suitable age and discretion at his place of
residence. All persons claiming exemption must, within fifteen
days after the service of such notice as hereinbefore provided
for, file a written statement of such exemption, verified by
affidavit, in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of
Baltimore City, or in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit
Court for the county as the case may require; such clerk shall
thereupon, if such person be exempt according to law, mark
the word "Exempt" opposite his name on the copy of the
enrollment in his possession, and forthwith forward to the
Adjutant General a list of the names of all persons thus
marked "Exempt" with the original written statements of such
exemption. All persons shall, upon the application of the
officer making such enrollment, give the name of, and all other
proper information concerning, any person within their knowl-
edge liable to be enrolled, under penalty of ten dollars for
every concealment or false information, or refusal to give the
information requested, to be recovered with costs, in the name
of the State, before any justice of the peace in the county or
city wherein such offender resides. The officer making the
enrollment shall, within ten days, report to the Adjutant
General of the State all persons who shall fail or neglect to
give information as aforesaid.

General staff,

SEC. 5. The general staff of the Militia shall consist of the
Adjutant General, with the rank of major general, whose
salary shall be two thousand dollars per annum, and the said
sum is hereby appropriated for that purpose annually, and the
Comptroller is directed to draw his warrant on the Treasurer
who is hereby directed to pay the same in equal monthly
instalments; and a quartermaster general, a chief of ordnance,
an inspector general, a surgeon general, and judge advocate
general, all of whom shall have the rank of brigadier gen-
eral, shall be appointed by the Governor, and shall hold office
until the appointment and qualification of their successors, or
until removed in pursuance of the sentence of a court-martial ;
and the Governor is hereby empowered to appoint such num-
ber of aids, not exceeding ten, with the rank of colonel, as
may be necessary to the discharge of his duties as commander-
in-chief.

Duties of
adjutant
general.

SEC. 6. The duties of the Adjutant General shall be as fol-
lows, to wit: he shall issue, sign and transmit all general or
special orders of the commander-in-ehief to the several mili-