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SAMUEL STEVENS, Jr. ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

Dec. Ses. 1823

day in April, third Thursday in May, third Thursday in June, twelfth
day of September, and second Friday in October; the companies of
the first regiment of artillery on the third Friday in April, third Fri-
day in May, third Friday in June, twelfth d:iy of September, and se-
cond Saturday in October; the companies of the second regiment of
artillery on the third Saturday of April, third Saturday in May, third
Saturday in June, twelfth day in September and third Monday in Oc-
tober. And the first, second and third parades as herein established
for the companies of each regiment, shall be company parades, and

Command.

shall be under the direction of the commanding officers of said com-
panies respectively; the fourth, a division review, to be under the di-
rection of the commanding officer of the division; and the fifth inspec-
tion and regimental parades, to be under the direction of the command-

Hour of pa-
rade.

ing officers of regiments respectively. And the said several company-
parades shall be at two o'clock, P. M. and the division review and re-
gimental parades at eight o'clock in the forenoon in each year, as

Postponed.

nearly as practicable, at such place* as the respective commanding
officers may appoint. And the commanding officer of the division
may postpone, from time to time, the said division review whenever
in his opinion a sufficient cause may exist; and the commanding offi-
cer of each regiment may postpone, from time to time, the said regi-

Proviso.

mental parade. and also the said company parades of his regiment
whenever in his opinion a sufficient cause may exist: Provided, that
the parades so postponed shall take place at the same hours on such

Public notice.

other days as the said commanding officers may respectively order
and appoint, of which three days public notice shall be given by such
commanding officer in three or more newspapers in the city of Balti-

Enrolment
notice.

more, which shall be deemed sufficient.
14. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the command-
ing officer of each company district, at the time of making the en-
rolments aforesaid to deliver to each person or leave at his residence
a printed notification signed by said officer, and directed to said per-
son, setting forth the enrolment and stating the times and places of
parade throughout the year as established by this act, as well as the
times and places of holding the courts of Appeal for the trial of Ap-

Officers to
make returns.

peals of absentees from parade; and it shall be the duty of the said
commanding officer, to cause the first enrolment as aforesaid forth-
with to be entered on his company book, and make a true return of
the same in writing between the first and sixth of April in each year
to the commanding officer of his Regiment; and the commanding
officer of each Uniform Volunteer Company, shall notify the members
of his company of the times and places of parade, as well as the
times and places of holding the courts of appeal for the trial of the
appeals of absentees from parade established as aforesaid, by caus-
ing to be delivered to them, or left at their place of abode on or be-
fore the first day of April in each year, a printed notification setting
forth the same, or in such other manner as the bye-laws of said com-
pany may direct, and he shall make a return in each year of the per-

Penalty for
neglect.

sons belonging to his company within the time and in the manner as
company district officers are directed to do in the proceeding part of
this section; and if any officer shall neglect or refuse to comply with
any of the provisions of this section as required of him, he shall be
fined a sum not exceeding fifty dollars, in the discretion of such court
martial as the case may require.

Corporal ina-
bility.

15. And be it enacted, That no person enrolled within said divi-
sion shall be excused from Militia duty on account of corporal dis-