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ARTICLE
XIV. MILITIA.
Section
1. All able-bodied male inhabitants of the State, between the ages of eighteen
and forty-five years, that are citizens of the United States, or have declared
their intention to become citizens thereof, shall constitute the militia of
the State; but no male citizen of whatever religious creed or opinion shall
be exempt from military duty except upon such conditions as may be prescribed
by law. Section
2. The Legislature
may provide by law for organizing and disciplining the Militia of the State,
for the encouragement of volunteer corps, the safe keeping of the public arms,
and for a guard for the State Prison. Section
3. The Governor, by and with the consent of the Senate, shall appoint two
Major Generals and four Brigadier Generals of Militia. They shall take rank
according to the dates of their commissions. The officers and soldiers of the
State Militia, when uniformed, shall wear the uniform prescribed for the United
States Army; Provided, That volunteer companies may select their own
uniforms. Section 4. The Governor shall have power to call out the Militia to preserve the public peace, to execute the laws of the State, to suppress insurrection, or to repel invasion.
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