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The following is a History of the Adjutants General of Maryland. As in other states, the Adjutant General is the senior military official of the National Guard, the Maryland Defense Force, and any other military or para-military units that may be maintained by the state. == The office of Adjutant General in Maryland == From the Report of the Adjutant General of Maryland 1906–1907 Chapter LII, Laws of Maryland, 1793, (Thomas Sim Lee, Governor), provided for the office of an Adjutant General of the State Militia in "an Act to regulate and discipline the militia of this State," in compliance with the Act of Congress of 1792, entitled, "An Act more effectually to provide for the national defence, by establishing a uniform militia throughout the United States," from which the fo1lowing excerpt is quoted: "There shall be an Adjutant-General appointed in each State, whose duty it shall be to distribute all orders from the Commander-in-Chief of the State to the several corps; to attend all public reviews, when the Commander-in-Chief of the State shall review the militia, or any part thereof; to obey all orders from him relative to carrying into execution and perfecting the system of military discipline established by this Act; to furnish blank forms of different returns that may be required, and to explain the principles on which they should be made; to receive from the several officers of the different corps throughout the State, returns of the militia under their command, reporting the actual situation of their arms, accoutrements and ammunition, their delinquencies and every other thing which relates to the general advancement of good order and discipline; all which the several officers of the divisions, brigades, regiments and battalions are hereby required to make in the usual manner, so that the said Adjutant-General may be duly furnished therewith; from all which returns he shall make proper abstracts, and lay the same annually before the Commander-in-Chief of the State." In October of the year 1794, an Adjutant General of Maryland was appointed for the first time and a resolution was passed at the November session of the General Assembly, as follows: "Resolved, That the treasurer of the Western Shore / be and he is hereby authorized and required to pay to The Adjutant-General of this State for the time being, the sum of two hundred pounds current money, in quarterly payments, provided the said Adjutant-General reside or keep an office at the seat of government." In 1797, the annual salary of the office was "five hundred and thirty-three dollars and one-third of a dollar,;" six hundred dollars in 1799, and was later "fixed and established" by law, (chapter 168, Laws of Maryland. 1S07), at five hundred dollars annually, to be paid in quarter yearly payments. By subsequent enactments, the amount was increased at various times until the present salary was attained and established. The Adjutant General of Maryland was given the relative military rank of "Colonel of Artillery in the line" by Chapter 251, Laws of Maryland, 1834; the relative rank of "Brigadier-General" by Chapter 284, Laws of Maryland, 1864; and finally, the present rank of "Major-General" by Chapter 337, Laws of Maryland, 1867. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A History of the Adjutants General of Maryland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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