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impose sentence as aforesaid, or may suspend sentence and place
such adult or other person on probation and by order impose upon
such adult or other person during such period of probation such
duty as shall be deemed to be for the best interest of the child or
other person concerned. In any such case, such adult or other person
shall be tried before the Judge without a jury unless such adult or
other person shall elect to have the case tried before a jury. The
Judge may, however, in his discretion waive jurisdiction, so that
such adult or other person may be otherwise dealt with (according
to law. If such adult or other person demands trial according to the
usual criminal procedure, the Judge shall waive jurisdiction and
the case of such adult or other person shall thereupon be dealt with
according to such usual criminal procedure.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted. That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1957.

Approved March 28, 1957.

CHAPTER 404
(Senate Bill 399)

AN ACT to repeal Sections 15 and 25 of Article 65 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Militia", and to enact
new Sections 15 and 25 in lieu thereof, defining the term "National
Guard", providing for the organization and composition of the
Army National Guard of Maryland and the Air National Guard
of Maryland, conferring certain power on the Governor in the
event the National Guard or any portion thereof is ordered into
active Militia service, and setting forth the oath of enlistment
for men enlisting in the Organized Militia.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 15 and 25 of Article 65 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Militia", be and they are hereby
repealed and new Sections 15 and 25 be and they are hereby enacted
in lieu thereof, to read as follows:

15. (a) Whenever used in this Article "National Guard" means
Army National Guard and Air National Guard.

(b) The Army National Guard of Maryland and the Air National
Guard of Maryland shall consist of those units and organizations of
the Organized Militia allocated to the State of Maryland by the De-
partment of Defense and supported, in whole or in part, by Federal
funds; and such persons as shall, with the approval of the Governor,
be transferred thereto by Federal authorities for the completion of
the reserve service obligation imposed upon them by Federal law.
Persons so transferred shall be considered members of the Army

Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.