Constitution · Kentucky

Ky. Const. art. I, § 22

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Constitution of Kentucky
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October 2026

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Section 22 Standing armies restricted -- Military subordinate to civil -- Quartering soldiers restricted. No standing army shall, in time of peace, be maintained without the consent of the General Assembly; and the military shall, in all cases and at all times, be in strict subordination to the civil power; nor shall any soldier, in time of peace, be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, except in a manner prescribed by law. Text as Ratified on: August 3, 1891, and revised September 28, 1891. History: Not yet amended.

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