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or beer, the holding of huckster or auction sales and all gam-
bling within the limits of the post, camp grounds, place of en-
campment, parade or drill, under his command.

51. Wherever the words ''National Guard/' ''Militia,"
"Organized Militia," or "Military forces" appear in this Act
they shall be construed to cover the Naval Militia or Naval
forces of this State, wherever applicable and wherever the words
"Army Regulations," "Secretary of War," or similar words
appear they shall be construed to read "Navy Regulations,"
"Secretary of Navy," etc., in all matters pertaining to the
IsTaval forces of the State.

52. Any and all sections of the Xational Defense Act, as
amended and regulations made in pursuance thereof, applicable
to the Militia of Maryland or any part thereof, shall be con-
sidered as a part of this Act in all respects as though, written
herein.

53. Regiments, batallions, and separate organizations may,
with the consent of the Governor, adopt a full-dress uniform of
their own and at their own expense.

54. Xo section or provision of this Article, or any part
thereof, shall be deemed to be repealed, altered or amended by
any statute passed by the Legislature, unless such statute ex-
plicitly refers to this Article as the Militia Law, or by its other
titles, as part of the general laws of the State, and explicitly
repeals, alters or amends the same or some part thereof.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all Acts or parts
of Acts inconsistent with the provisions of this Article are
hereby repealed.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby
declared to be an emergency law and necessary for the imme-
diate preservation of the public safety, and being passed upon
a yea and nay vote, supported by three-fifths of all the mem-
bers elected to each of the two Houses of the General Assem-
bly, the same shall take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 13th, 1922.

CHAPTER 491.

AN ACT to authorize and direct the County Commissioners of
Anne Arundel County to pay the Supervisors of Elections of