Constitution · Mississippi

Miss. Const. art. 5, § 119

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Constitution of Mississippi
Text as of
October 2026

What does this section say?

The governor shall be commander-in-chief of the army and navy of the state, and of the militia, except when they shall be called into the service of the United States. SOURCES: 1817 art IV §5; 1832 art V §5; 1869 art V §5.

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