Constitution · Mississippi

Miss. Const. art. 9, § 218

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Constitution of Mississippi
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October 2026

What does this section say?

The governor shall nominate, and, by and with the consent of the Senate, commission one major-general for the state, who shall be a citizen thereof, and also one brigadier-general for each congressional district, who shall be a resident of the district for which he shall be appointed, and each district shall constitute a militia division. SOURCES: 1869 art IX §6.

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