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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

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upon such commanding officer in any division, as the Go-

Second draught

vernor shall select
Sec 55 And be it enacted, That if it shall be deemed
necessary by the Governor and Council to make, in any
year, a second draught of militia, to serve a tour of duty,
such draught shall be ordeied by the Governor, and be made
by the proper officers, as soon liter the same shall be so
ordered, as maybe practicable, observing the same rules, and
subject to all the obligations and penalties imposed by this
act, as well as upon privates as upon officers, non commis-

soned officeis, for neglect of duty, but such second draught
may be dispersed within any county or in the city of Bal-
timore, in the ratio that uniform militia corps shall volunteer
to perform such tour of duly , and then offer may be accepted
by the Governor

Allegany county

militia and offi-

er

Sec 56 And be it enacted, That the militia in Allegany
county may all be trained as riflemen, and shall he called
out only in company meeting, one day in each year, in the
month of September, and that the militia on Kent and
Assetauge Islands, and those on Hooper's Straits, and those
in Somerset county, who reside in the district within which
William Waller's company was formed, and those living
nearto, but westwardly from Hancock, in Washington coun-
tv, shall be required to meet only in companies for inspection

Special exceptions
Order into service

and dull, on the days aforesaid, but the said militia shall
in other respects be subject to the provisions of this act.
Sec 57 And be it enacted, That in case of invasion,
insurrection, or opposition, or threatened invasion, insurrec-
tion or opposition to the laws within this State, any officer
commanding any company, squadron, battalion, regiment or
brigade of uniformed volunteer or draughted militia, may
order the corps under his command on service, but no militia
officer, other than the commander in chief, shall order out
any part of the militia of lh s State, to suppress any in
surrtction or opposition to the laws within the same, unless

Authority required

required so to do, it in the city of Baltimore, by the Mayor
of said city, or the Chief Justice or Assoiate Justice of
Baltimore city court, or the Chief Justice of Baltimore
county court, in writing, and if in any county out of said
city, then not unless required so to do by three Justices of
the Peace, under then hands and seals, and it shall be the

Shall be reported

forthwith

duty of every officer who shall order any of the militia of
this btate on service, to communicate to his superior officer
and to the commander in chief, as soon as possible, full
information respecting the and invasion, insurrection or
resistance to the laws, and the measures adopted by him to
repel or suppress the same