. 654 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 311

Section 66. The jurisdiction of the courts and boards es-
tablished by this Article shall be presumed, and the burden
of proof shall rest on any person seeking to oust such courts or
boards of jurisdiction in any action or proceedings.

Section 67. The commanding officers of the several regi-
ments of the Maryland National Guard, and the Brigade Com-
mander for all separate organizations, shall appoint courts-
martial in accordance with the regulations made by the Gover-
nor for the trial of offences and the imposition of fines pre-
scribed in this Article, and the offender shall be entitled to a
hearing before the court-martial so constituted. Upon the find-
ing of any such court-martial imposing any of said fines, and
upon the approval of the findings by the 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 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 having criminal jurisdiction in
the county or city where the delinquent resides, in the same
manner as other fines or offences against the general police
regulations of the State are collected, upon the certificate in
writing of the proper commanding officer, setting forth the find-
ings of the court-martial and his approval thereof, upon the
production of the said certificate before the said justice of the
peace; and the arrest and production of the offender before the
said justice of the peace, -the said justice shall forthwith ad-
judge and require the fines so certified as having been imposed
and approved, together with all the costs of the proceedings
before him, to be paid, and in default of payments of said fines
and costs as aforesaid said justice shall commit the delinquent
to the jail of the city or county where the said delinquent re-
sides for one day for every dollar of the said aggregate amount
of fine and costs, but in no case shall the period of imprison-
ment exceed ten days. The fine so collected shall be paid by
the said justice to the fiscal officer of the organization of which
the offender was a member, to be applied by him to the military
funds of the organization.

Section 68. All officers detailed to serve on any board or
commission ordered by the Governor, or under his authority by
the commanding officer of the Brigade or commanding officer
of the Naval Brigade, or any court of inquiry, court-martial,