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1. Disobedience of orders.

2. Disrespect to superior.

3. Mutiny.

4. Desertion.

5. Neglect of duty.

6. Drunkenness on duty.

7. Conduct prejudicial to good order and military dis-
cipline.

8. And act contrary to the military law or to the pro-
visions of the regulations for the government of the
National Guard.

9. Absence without proper excuse from, or tardiness
without like excuse in attending any drill, parade,
encampment, meeting or instruction, or other duty
ordered by competent authority.

10. Neglecting to take proper care of any arms, uniforms,
equipments or military property, or wilfully injur-
ing or destroying any arms, uniforms, equipments or
military property whatever.

The provisions of this section are intended to provide ant
alternative mode of trial in classes of duty mentioned in
Section 16, other than those herein excepte.d, and to provide
for all other cases not covered by said Section 16.

58. Any person who shall secrete, sell, dispose of, offer
for sale, purchase, retain after demand by a commissioned
officer of the Maryland National Guard, or other Organized
Militia, or in any manner pawn or pledge any arms, uniforms,
equipments or other military property issued under the pro-
visions of this Act, and any person who shall wear any uni-
form or device, strap, knot or insignia of any design or char-
acter used as a designation of grade, rank or office, such as
are by law or general regulations duly promulgated and pre-
scribed for the use of the active militia or similar thereto,
except members of the Army or Navy of the United States and
the National Guard of this or any other States, officers of the
independent military organizations as designated in this Ar-
ticle, members of associations wholly composed of soldiers
honorably discharged from the service of the United States,
and members of the Confederate Veterans or like societies,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof
before a justice of the peace having criminal jurisdiction of
the city or county wherein such offense was committed, or by