1860.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 334.

the Commander-in-chief be known, unless sooner
dismissed by the board of police, in writing, under
their hands and official seal, setting forth that the
services of the force, so called out by that board,
are no longer required.

Commanding
officers — pen-
alties for ne-
glect or re-
fusal to com-
ply with pro-
visions of this
act.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That if the said
commanding officers, or either of them, shall refuse
or neglect to give such information as is required
of them by this and the two last preceding sections,
or shall refuse or neglect to order out the Volun-
teers or District Militia, under their respective
commands, or such part thereof as they may be re-
quired to order out, or when so called out, shall re-
fuse or neglect to discharge the duties required of
them in pursuance of this and the two last pre-
ceding sections, they shall be liable to be cashiered,
and also fined not exceeding one thousand dollars,
in the discretion of such court martial, as the case
may require, and in case any other officer of either
of said Divisions shall refuse or neglect to obey the
orders of his superior officer, acting under this or
the two last preceding sections, such other officer
shall be liable to be cashiered and also lined; if a
Brigadier General or Division staff officer, not ex-
ceeding eight hundred dollars; if a Regimental
field officer or Brigade staff officer, not exceeding
six hundred dollars; if the commanding officer of
a company or regimental staff officer, not exceeding
four hundred dollars, and if other company com-
missioned officers, not exceeding two hundred dol-
lars, in the discretion of such court martial, as the

Privates, &c.

case may require, and if any non-commissioned
officer, private or musician, shall refuse or neglect
to obey his commanding officer, acting under this
and the two last preceding sections, he shall be
fined not exceeding the sum of one hundred and
fifty dollars, said penalties to be imposed by such
court's martial as the case may require, and the
sentence of any such court's martial, when ap-
proved by the proper officer, to be enforced agreea-
bly to the provisions of the existing laws; and all
laws, acts; articles or sections, or parts of any laws,
acts, articles or sections inconsistent with this act,
be and the same are hereby repealed, insofar as
they are inconsistent with this act.

In force.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.