Constitution · Mississippi

Miss. Const. art. 9, § 216

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Constitution of Mississippi
Text as of
October 2026

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All officers of militia, except non-commissioned officers, shall be appointed by the governor, by and with the consent of the senate, or elected, as the legislature may determine; and no commissioned officer shall be removed from office except by the senate on suggestion of the governor, stating the ground on which such removal is recommended, or by the decision of a court-martial pursuant to law, or at his own request.

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