1834

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 251

brigadier general, removing from said city, beyond the
limits of Baltimore county, and any other commissioned
officer removing out of the district of their brigade, regiment,
extra battalion or squadron, with an intention of making a

Deemed to have

resigned

permanent change of his residence, shall, on removal, be
deemed to have resigned his commission, and it shall be
the duty of the commanding officer of the regiment, extra
battalion, or squadron that he commanded or to which he

Duty to report

belonged, to make such vacancy known to the Adjutant
General, as soon thereafter as possible, that the vacancy
thereby occasioned, may be supplied by the Governor and

Private removing

or volunteering

Council.
Sec. 29. And be it enacted, That if any militia man
shall remove out of the company district in which he is
enrolled, into another district, or shall become a member of

Still liable to duty

any uniformed company, he shall continue subject to all the
duties that might be devolved on him in the district from
which he removed or was em oiled, until he produces to the

Until he produces

certificate

commanding officer of said district, a certificate of the com-
manding officer of the district into which he shall have so re-
moved, or from the commanding officer of said uniform militia
company, stating that he had been enrolled in his district,
or admitted into his uniform company; and no person shall
be permitted to leave his company, except in the case alore-
said, or unless he shall remove out of the city of Baltimore,
or the limits of a brigade, or unless commissioned in some
other corps, without the consentot the commanding officer,

Penalty for quit-
ing company

under a penalty not exceeding twenty dollars, in the discre-
tion of such court martini as the case may require; which
fine shall be collected and paid ovei by the sheriff of the
proper county, as other fines are directed to he by this act.

All resignation
must be 60 days
days prior to in-
spection day

Sec 30 And be it enacted, That all resignations of com-
missioned officers shall be made through the Adjutant Gene-
ral, and at least sixty days prior to the regular days ap-
pointed in this act for the inspection, drill, or making any
annual enrolment or draught, of the district militia or uni-
form corps, to which such officer belonged, except in cases
of removal; anJ that otherwise no officer shall be consider-
ed as having resigned, except those who shall neglect to re-

Notice of resigna-

tion required

port themselves as directed in the fourth section of this act;
and every officer who may resign, shall immediately notify
the commanding officer of his company, battalion, squad-
ron, regiment or brigade, as the case may be, of his resig-
nation, that the officer next in rank may he charged with the