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therein stated, as if such officer or enlisted man had testified to
the same before the court-martial.

44. Any person who shall secrete, sell, dispose of, offer for
sale, purchase, retain after demand by a commissioned officer
of the Organized Militia, or in any manner pawn or pledge
any arms, uniforms, equipment or other military property
issued under the provisions of this Act, and any person who
shall wear any uniform or device, strap, knot or insignia of
any design or character used as a designation of grade, rank
or office, such as are by law or general regulations duly promul-
gated and prescribed for the use of the Organized Militia or
similar thereto, except members of the Army or !N"avy of the
United States and the Organized Militia of this or any other
States, officers of the independent military organizations as
designated in this Article, members of associations wholly com-
posed 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 con-
viction thereof before a justice of the peace having criminal
jurisdiction of the city or county wherein such offense was com-
mitted, or by the Circuit Court of the county wherein such
offense was committed, or the Criminal Court of Baltimore
City, should the accused party prefer a jury trial, shall be fined
not less than twenty nor more than fifty dollars for each and
every offense, and in default of the payment of the fine and
costs, shall be committed to the jail of the county or city, as
the case may be, until such fine and costs are paid, provided,
that said term of imprisonment shall not exceed thirty days for
each offense.; such fines shall be paid to the Ranking Line Officer
of the State, who shall apply the same to the use of the Organ-
ized Militia.

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45. Any person who shall wilfully and unlawfully misapply
or convert to his own use any money or other property belong-
ing to said Organized Militia, or any organization thereof, or
who shall, when lawfully called upon to do so by the proper
officer, fail or refuse to pay or deliver to said officer any money
or property in his possession, or for which the said person was
chargeable or accountable, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof before a justice of the peace hav-
ing1 criminal jurisdiction of the city or county wherein such
offense was committed, or by the Circuit Court of the county
wherein such offense was committed, or the Criminal Court of
Baltimore City, should the accused party prefer a jury trial,