180 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 112

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That this Act is
hereby declared to be an emergency law and necessary for
the immediate preservation of the public health and safety,
and being passed upon a yea and nay vote, supported by
three-fifths of all of the members elected to each of the
two Houses of the General Assembly, the same shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 13, 1939.

CHAPTER 112.
(Senate Bill 8)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sec-
tion 9 of Article 65 of the Annotated Code of Maryland,
(1935 Supplement), title "Militia, " abolishing the office
of Assistant Adjutant General, increasing the Gov-
ernor's Staff from ten to twelve Aides and revoking
the authority of the Governor to transfer certain duties
of the Ranking Line Officer to the Adjutant General.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 9 of Article 65 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland, (1935 Supplement), title "Militia, " be,
and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, so as to read as follows:

9. The Adjutant General shall be appointed by the
Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Sen-
ate. He shall have a commissioned grade not above that
of Major General, and his salary shall be as stated in the
annual Budget. He may be appointed by the Governor as
Chief of Staff of the Governor's Staff.

The Governor may choose a staff consisting of the
Adjutant General, and not more than twelve Aides. The
Aides will be selected by the Governor from among the
Commissioned Officers of the National Guard and Naval
Militia. Each of them may receive an appointment as
Aide, which, however, shall not add to the actual grade
of the officer so appointed; nor shall such officer be relieved
from duty with the organization to which he is assigned,
except when actually on duty as Aide under the orders of
the Governor.

The appointment of a Chief of Staff and of Aides shall
be at the pleasure of the Governor.