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EMERSON C. HARRINGTON, GOVERNOR. 661
of, or some other officer designated by him for that purpose,
and bearing the date of its issue, which certificate shall exempt
the said honorary member from petit jury duty for one year
from the date of the issue of the said certificate, provided the
same be filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court of Balti-
more City or the Clerk of the Circuit Court of- any county
before the drawing of the jury.
Section 80. Any person belonging to the military forces
of this State, going to or returning from any parade, encamp-
ment, drill or other meeting which he may be required by law
to attend, shall, together with his conveyance and military
property, be allowed to pass through all toll gates and over all
toll roads, bridges and ferries, if he is in uniform or presents
an order for duty or certificate of membership in the active
militia, free of charge.
Section 81. Regiments, battalions and separate organiza-
tions may, with the consent of the Governor, adopt a full-dress
uniform of their own and at their own expense.
Section 82. The separate organization in the City of Balti-
more known as Veteran Corps of the Fifth Regiment Infan-
try, M. N. G., shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges
conferred by this Act, except that the said Veteran Corps shall
not be entitled to the privileges of retirement or to be placed
upon the Unassigned or reserve list, and shall not share in any
appropriation made for the support of the National Guard,
unless the said Veteran Corps is called out for service by the
Governor in case of emergency or necessity to aid the National
Guard in quelling insurrection, invasion, riot or breach of the
peace; when so called upon the members of said organization
shall first sign and execute and deliver through their com-
manding officer to the officer commanding the National Guard
to whom it is ordered to report a, form of enlistment to be pre-
scribed by the Governor for a term of not less than thirty (30)
days or more than ninety (90) days at one time, and if the
service of said Veteran Corps shall not be required for the full
term of their enlistment they shall be discharged by the Gov-
ernor. All members of said organization, when called out into
service of the State as herein provided, shall be equipped and
paid by the State and shall be protected in the discharge of
their duties and in obeying the orders of the Governor as
though a part of the National Guard of the State.
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