J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                      447

CHAPTER 207
(Senate Bill 135)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 1, 9 and
32 of Article 65 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1964 Re-
placement Volume and 1965 Supplement), title "Militia", subtitle
"In General", to amend and clarify the provisions of the militia
law to authorize the inclusion of female citizens within the pro-
visions of this Article to designate one of the Assistant Adjutants
General as the Assistant Adjutant General for Army, and to de-
fine the pay and allowances of full time employees of the Military
Department for income tax purposes and retirement purposes.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 1, 9 and 32 of Article 65 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1964 Replacement Volume and 1965 Supplement), title
"Militia" subtitle "In General", be and they are hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

1. All able-bodied male citizens of the State and all able-bodied
males of foreign birth, who have declared their intentions to become
citizens of the State, and who are residents therein, shall constitute
the militia, subject to the following exemptions: [(a)] (1) persons
exempted by the laws of the United States; [(b)] (2) persons
exempted by the laws of Maryland; [(c)] (3) the members of any
regularly organized fire or police department in any city, village or
town; [(d)] (4) judges and clerks of courts of record, registers of
wills and deeds, sheriffs, ministers of the Gospel, members of reli-
gious communities, ecclesiastical students in the various seminaries
and schools of divinity, practicing physicians, superintendents, offi-
cers and assistants of hospitals, prisons and jail; all persons actually
employed as teachers in any established school, college or university;
lighthouse keepers, conductors and engineers of railways, seamen
actually employed as such; [(e)] (5) idiots, lunatics, paupers, vaga-
bonds, confirmed drunkards, persons addicted to the use of narcotic
drugs, and persons convicted of infamous crimes; all such exempted
persons, except as enumerated in [subdivisions (a) and (e)] items
(1) and (2) shall be available for military duty in case of war, in-
surrection, invasion or imminent danger thereof. Whenever the
masculine gender is used in this Article, it is to be understood as
including any female citizens of this State who voluntarily enlist in
the organized militia.

9.

(a)  The Adjutant General shall be appointed by the Governor by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate. He shall have a com-
missioned grade not above that of Lieutenant 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.

(b)  [The] An Assistant Adjutant General for Army shall be ap-
pointed by the Governor and his term of office shall be at the pleasure
of the Governor. He shall have a commissioned grade not above that
of Brigadier General, and his salary shall be as stated in the annual
budget. He will perform such military duties as may be assigned to
him by the Governor or by the Adjutant General.