EMERSON C. HARRINGTON, GOVERNOR, 659

dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months or both
in the discretion of the Court.

Section 76. Any officer of the Maryland National Guard
on conviction of any of the offenses mentioned in this Article
may be sentenced to be dismissed from the service, fined to an
amount not exceeding $100. 00, or reprimanded, or to all or
either of such fines and penalties. Any enlisted man of the
Maryland National Guard on conviction of any of the offences
mentioned in this Article may be sentenced to be dishonor-
ably discharged, reprimanded, and if a non-commissioned offi-
cer, reduced to the ranks, or fined to an amount not exceed-
ing $50. 00, or to all or either of such fines and penalties. No
excuse shall be valid for any absence from assemblies except
bona fide absence from the city or place where such assem-
blies are ordered, illness of member (such as would prevent
attention to ordinary pursuits), or sickness in family requir-
ing his personal care and presence; provided, however, that the
court may in its discretion excuse his. absence for any other
reason satisfactory to it. No excuse will be valid for absence
from annual inspection except illness of member such as would
prevent his attendance, or illness in family requiring his pres-
ence and personal care.

Service of summons to appear before a court-martial shall
be made by delivery to and leaving with each delinquent a copy
thereof or by reading it to him, or by leaving a copy at his last
known place of abode or business, or by mailing to him a copy
directed to his last known place of abode or business. The
officer or enlisted man serving such summons shall, if required,
make a return thereof containing the time, place, and manner
of such service which may be verified by oath before any com-
missioned officer. Such verified returns shall be as good evi-
dence on the trial of such person so summoned of the facts
therein stated, as if such officer or enlisted man had testified to
the same before the court-martial on such trial.

Section. 77. The commanding officer upon any occasion of
duty, may place in arrest during the continuance thereof, any
persons who shall trespass upon the camp ground, parade
ground, armory or other place devoted to such duty, or who
shall in any way or manner interrupt or molest the orderly
discharge. of duty by those under arms, or who shall disturb
or prevent the passage of troops going to or returning from
any duty; he may prohibit and prevent the sale or use of all
spirituous liquors, wines, ale or beer, the holding of huckster or