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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 3 - COMMANDER IN CHIEF, MILITARY DEPARTMENT, AND GOVERNOR'S STAFF (§§ 33-3-1 — 33-3-19) › Section 33-3-13 - Seal; form and effect thereof

The device upon the seal of the Adjutant General shall consist of the coat of arms of the State of Mississippi, and the words "Office of Adjutant General, State of Mississippi," around the margin.
The seal used in the office of the Adjutant General shall be the seal of his office and shall be delivered by him to his successor. Where deemed appropriate orders issued from his office shall be authenticated with such seal and copies, orders, records and papers in his office, duly certified and authenticated under such seal, shall be evidence in all cases in like manner as if the originals were produced.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-17; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 8, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 3 - COMMANDER IN CHIEF, MILITARY DEPARTMENT, AND GOVERNOR'S STAFF (§§ 33-3-1 — 33-3-19) › Section 33-3-15 - Rules and regulations

The intent of this code is to conform to all acts and regulations of the United States affecting the same subjects, and all provisions of this code shall be construed to effect this purpose. All acts of the Congress of the United States relating to the control, administration and government of the National Guard, and all rules and regulations adopted by the United States for the government of the National Guard, so far as the same are not inconsistent with the laws of this state and with the rights reserved to this state and guaranteed under the constitution of this state, shall constitute rules and regulations for the government of the militia of this state.
The Adjutant General, with the approval of the Governor, shall have the power, and it shall be his duty from time to time to issue such orders and to prescribe such rules and regulations relating to the organization of the militia or to the National Guard or to the Mississippi State Guard as may be necessary for the proper training and discipline thereof; provided that such orders, rules and regulations are not in conflict with the laws of this state. The Adjutant General, with the approval of the Governor, is expressly authorized to issue such orders, rules and regulations as may be necessary in order that the organization, training and discipline of the components of the militia of this state will at all times conform to the applicable requirements of the United States government relating thereto. Orders, rules and regulations issued hereunder shall have full force and effect as part of the military code of this state. Rules and regulations in force at the time of the passage of this code shall remain in force until new rules and regulations are approved and promulgated.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-18; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 9, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 3 - COMMANDER IN CHIEF, MILITARY DEPARTMENT, AND GOVERNOR'S STAFF (§§ 33-3-1 — 33-3-19) › Section 33-3-17 - Awards, medals and decorations

(1)
The Governor is hereby authorized and empowered to decorate members and former members of the Mississippi National Guard and members and former members of the National Guard of the several states and members and former members of the Armed Forces of the United States, who he may deem worthy of such decoration, with such awards, medals or decorations as he may prescribe by rules and regulations promulgated by him, and the Governor is hereby authorized to promulgate suitable and reasonable rules and regulations for such purposes.
(2)
The Governor shall award posthumously the Mississippi Medal of Valor to those members of the Mississippi National Guard who gave their lives while in active service of the United States as defined in Section
33-1-1(l)
.
(3)
The Governor may award retroactively the Mississippi Medal of Valor to a member or former member of the Armed Forces of the United States if such member has been awarded the Medal of Honor or the Purple Heart.
(4)
The design of the Mississippi Medal of Valor is as follows: A gold medal with the Great Seal of the State of Mississippi superimposed on a cross combined with crossed sabers with the words "MEDAL OF VALOR" inscribed around the seal. The medal is suspended from a ribbon of navy blue background, with two (2) wide, vertical white bands. The recipient's name and rank are engraved in the reverse side of the medal. The ribbon carries the same colors as described for the medal.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-19; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 10; Laws, 2004, ch. 545, § 9, eff. 7/1/2004.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 3 - COMMANDER IN CHIEF, MILITARY DEPARTMENT, AND GOVERNOR'S STAFF (§§ 33-3-1 — 33-3-19) › Section 33-3-19 - 2023 Mississippi Military Department Readiness Centers Fund created

(1)
A special fund, to be designated as the "2023 Mississippi Military Department Readiness Centers Fund," is created within the State Treasury. The fund shall be maintained by the State Treasurer as a separate and special fund, separate and apart from the General Fund of the state. Unexpended amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned or investment earnings on amounts in the fund shall be deposited into such fund.
(2)
Monies deposited into the fund shall be expended by the Mississippi Military Department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to pay the costs of planning, repairs, renovations, expansions, upgrades and furnishing and equipping of Readiness Centers.
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 549, § 13, eff. 4/21/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 4 - MISSISSIPPI MILITARY FAMILY RELIEF FUND (§ 33-4-1) › Section 33-4-1 - Mississippi Military Family Relief Fund created; money in fund under direction of Military Department; use of funds; eligibility requirements

A special fund to be designated the "Mississippi Military Family Relief Fund" is created in the State Treasury. The fund shall be maintained by the State Treasurer as a separate and special fund, separate and apart from the General Fund of the state. The fund shall consist of any money designated for deposit therein from any source, including, but not limited to, money designated for deposit therein by Section
27-7-94
, and private contributions. Unexpended amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund and any interest earned or investment earnings on amounts in the fund shall be deposited into the fund. Money in the fund shall be under the direction of the military department. Such funds shall be paid by the State Treasurer upon warrants issued by the Department of Finance and Administration, based upon recommendations made by the Adjutant General. Money in the fund shall be utilized to make grants to families that experience a financial hardship as a result of a family member who is a member of the Mississippi National Guard or is a Mississippi resident and member of the Reserves of the Armed Forces of the United States. The Adjutant General shall establish eligibility requirements for receipt of the grants and the amount of the grants by rule.
Laws, 2005, 2nd Ex Sess, ch. 6, § 1 eff. 6/14/2005; Laws, 2007, ch. 447, § 1; Laws, 2012, ch. 436, § 1, eff. 4/19/2012.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 328, HB 336, 1, eff. 7/1/2017.
Amended by Laws, 2015, ch. 334, HB 1124, 1, eff. 7/1/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 5 - THE MILITIA AND MISSISSIPPI STATE GUARD (§§ 33-5-1 — 33-5-53) › THE MILITIA (§§ 33-5-1 — 33-5-17) › Section 33-5-1 - Composition of the Militia

The militia of the State of Mississippi shall consist of all able-bodied citizens of the state between the ages of seventeen (17) and sixty-two (62) years, who are not exempt by law of this state or of the United States, together with all other able-bodied persons who shall voluntarily enlist or accept commission, appointment or assignment to duty therein, subject to such classifications as may be hereinafter prescribed. The militia shall be divided into three (3) classes: The National Guard, the Mississippi State Guard, and the unorganized militia. The unorganized militia shall consist of all persons liable to service in the militia, but not members of the National Guard or the Mississippi State Guard.
A seventeen-year-old person shall not be allowed to enlist or be assigned to duty without the written consent of both parents, if living, or one (1) parent if one (1) is deceased, or if both parents are deceased, the guardian of such person.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-21; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 11; Laws, 1973, ch. 310, § 1, eff. 3/2/1973.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 5 - THE MILITIA AND MISSISSIPPI STATE GUARD (§§ 33-5-1 — 33-5-53) › THE MILITIA (§§ 33-5-1 — 33-5-17) › Section 33-5-3 - Enrollment of militia

Whenever the Governor deems it necessary, he may order an enrollment to be made by officers designated by him of all persons liable to service in the militia of this state. Such enrollment shall include such information as the Governor may require. Three (3) copies thereof shall be made: One (1) copy shall be filed in the office of the circuit clerk of the county in which the enrollment is made, and two (2) copies in the office of the Adjutant General. Enrollment shall be made upon such notice and in such manner as the Governor may direct. Every person required by such notice to enroll who wilfully fails or refuses to do so shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) or by confinement in jail not to exceed twenty-five days (25), or both.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-22; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 12, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 5 - THE MILITIA AND MISSISSIPPI STATE GUARD (§§ 33-5-1 — 33-5-53) › THE MILITIA (§§ 33-5-1 — 33-5-17) › Section 33-5-5 - Exemption from service in the militia

The following persons shall be exempt from military service in the militia of this state:
(a)
Persons exempt from military service by the laws of the United States;
(b)
All regularly or duly ordained ministers of religion and rabbis, installed according to the rules of their sect, and all students preparing for any such ministry in recognized theological or divinity schools;
©)
All state officers; executive, legislative and judicial;
(d)
All county, municipal, and district officers;
(e)
All persons actually employed as teachers in any established school, college or university;
(f)
Such classes of persons, grouped by age and profession or vocation, as the Governor may deem necessary for the maintenance of the civilian population of the state and whose exemption will be compatible with the military needs of the country. The Governor shall make or remove such exemption as he may see fit by general public proclamation.
The above persons exempt from military duty in the militia will not be exempt from enrollment, but at the time of enrollment shall file verified claims for exemption from military service in such form and manner as the Governor may direct.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-23; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 13, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 5 - THE MILITIA AND MISSISSIPPI STATE GUARD (§§ 33-5-1 — 33-5-53) › THE MILITIA (§§ 33-5-1 — 33-5-17) › Section 33-5-7 - Appointment of boards to determine exemptions

The Governor shall appoint boards vested with the authority and power of passing upon and determining the claims of exemption filed under Section
33-5-5
. An appeal to the Governor may be taken from the decision of the boards of the state by any person interested in the matter, within the time prescribed by regulation promulgated by the Governor.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-24; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 14, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 5 - THE MILITIA AND MISSISSIPPI STATE GUARD (§§ 33-5-1 — 33-5-53) › THE MILITIA (§§ 33-5-1 — 33-5-17) › Section 33-5-9 - Unorganized militia; when subject to duty

The unorganized militia, or any part thereof, shall not be subject to any active military duty, except when called into the service of the United States or when called into the service of this state by the Governor in case of war, rebellion, insurrections, invasion, tumult, riot, breach of the peace, public calamity or catastrophe or other state or national emergency or imminent danger thereof. When the militia of this state, or any part thereof, is called forth under the constitution and laws of the United States, the Governor shall first order out for service the National Guard, and then the Mississippi State Guard, or such parts thereof as may be necessary, and if the number available be insufficient, he shall then order out such part of the unorganized militia as he may deem that the necessity requires.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-25; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 15, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 5 - THE MILITIA AND MISSISSIPPI STATE GUARD (§§ 33-5-1 — 33-5-53) › THE MILITIA (§§ 33-5-1 — 33-5-17) › Section 33-5-11 - Manner of ordering out unorganized militia

The Governor, when ordering out the unorganized militia, shall designate the number and classes to be called. He may order them out either by calling for volunteers or by draft. He may attach them to the several organizations of the National Guard or the Mississippi State Guard, as may be best for the service, provided that no additional organization or unit shall be created from the unorganized militia until the units of the National Guard are brought to their full authorized strength. During the absence of organizations of the National Guard in the service of the United States, their state designations shall not be given to new organizations.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-26; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 16, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 5 - THE MILITIA AND MISSISSIPPI STATE GUARD (§§ 33-5-1 — 33-5-53) › THE MILITIA (§§ 33-5-1 — 33-5-17) › Section 33-5-13 - Draft of unorganized militia

If the unorganized militia is ordered out by draft, the Governor may appoint the number by draft according to the population of the several counties of the state, or otherwise, and shall notify the sheriff of each county, from which any draft is so required, of the number of persons his county is to furnish. Upon the requisition of the Governor being received by the sheriff, the sheriff shall immediately notify the clerk of the circuit court of the county, or in the absence of the said clerk or his inability to act, then his legally authorized deputy or deputies, who shall repair to the office of said clerk and in public copy from the most recent enrollment those persons liable for service under such draft of the unorganized militia, by name or number, the persons shown thereon. Such names or their corresponding numbers shall be placed on slips of paper of the same size and appearance, as nearly as practicable, which slips shall be placed in a box suitable for the purpose and the number required to fill such draft drawn therefrom by the clerk or his legally authorized deputy. The sheriff shall serve upon the persons so drafted a written order from the Governor specifying at what time and at what place they shall appear and report to the officer specified by the Governor. The sheriff shall make return to the clerk of all persons drawn who could not be found, and the clerk shall then draw as many additional names as may be required to complete the draft or to replace those, who, having been drawn, have been rejected by the military authorities for disability, and continue in like manner until the draft is completed and accepted by the military authorities. The Governor may prescribe rules and regulations for conducting the draft and may designate additional officers to assist the respective clerks and sheriffs conducting the same.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-27; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 17, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 5 - THE MILITIA AND MISSISSIPPI STATE GUARD (§§ 33-5-1 — 33-5-53) › THE MILITIA (§§ 33-5-1 — 33-5-17) › Section 33-5-15 - Fees

As compensation for services rendered under this chapter, circuit clerks shall receive Two Cents (2¢) for each name placed in the box and sheriffs shall receive Fifty Cents (50¢) for each person notified. Such fees shall be paid by warrant of the state auditor on requisitions approved by the Adjutant General.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-28; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 18, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 5 - THE MILITIA AND MISSISSIPPI STATE GUARD (§§ 33-5-1 — 33-5-53) › THE MILITIA (§§ 33-5-1 — 33-5-17) › Section 33-5-17 - Punishment for failure to appear

Every member of the militia ordered out for duty, or who shall volunteer or be drafted, who does not appear at the time or place ordered, or who shall knowingly or wilfully evade the process of the sheriff or other authorized officer to avoid military duty shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months, or both.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-29; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 19, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 5 - THE MILITIA AND MISSISSIPPI STATE GUARD (§§ 33-5-1 — 33-5-53) › MISSISSIPPI STATE GUARD (§§ 33-5-51 — 33-5-53) › Section 33-5-51 - Organization of the State Guard

The Governor is hereby authorized to organize, equip, train and maintain, in such strength and in such organized branches of the service as he may deem advisable, a military force similar to the National Guard and organized for the same purposes, to be known as the Mississippi State Guard, to be utilized in aid to or in lieu of the Mississippi National Guard upon its mobilization. The Governor may accept volunteers for the Mississippi State Guard in accordance with regulations promulgated by him and may use the provisions of Sections
33-5-1
through
33-5-17
, Mississippi Code of 1972, for the purpose of providing personnel for such Mississippi State Guard. No person under the age of sixteen (16) years shall be eligible for service in the Mississippi State Guard. No person shall by reason of membership therein be exempt from military service under any federal law. The Mississippi State Guard shall be governed by the same laws and regulations so far as applicable, and shall be entitled to the same privileges, immunities and allowances, as may be now or hereafter provided for the Mississippi National Guard. When requested by the Adjutant General, the Legislature may appropriate funds for the support and operation of the Mississippi State Guard. If authorized by the federal laws such state guard shall be organized, maintained and trained under the provisions of any laws of the United States now or hereafter enacted for the organization, training and maintenance of state forces other than those of the National Guard.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-141; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 92; Laws, 1989, ch. 473, § 2, eff. 7/1/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 5 - THE MILITIA AND MISSISSIPPI STATE GUARD (§§ 33-5-1 — 33-5-53) › MISSISSIPPI STATE GUARD (§§ 33-5-51 — 33-5-53) › Section 33-5-53 - Equipping State Guard

For the use of such State Guard, the Governor is hereby authorized to requisition from the department of defense of the United States such arms and equipment as may be in the possession of and can be spared by the department of defense. The Governor may make available to the Mississippi State Guard the facilities of state armories, their equipment, and such other public facilities and property as may be available and reasonably necessary for the maintenance of such Mississippi State Guard.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-142; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 93, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 7 - NATIONAL GUARD (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-503) › Article 1 - ORGANIZATION, TRAINING AND DISCIPLINE (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-29) › Section 33-7-1 - Composition and organization of the Mississippi National Guard

(a)
The Mississippi National Guard shall consist of the organized militia within the ages prescribed by federal law and regulations, organized, armed and equipped as hereinafter provided, and of commissioned officers and warrant officers within the ages and having the qualifications prescribed by federal law and regulations. The number of officers and enlisted men of the National Guard and the grades and designations thereof shall be as now or hereafter prescribed by federal law and regulations relating to the National Guard, and all commissions and promotions shall be in accordance with the aforesaid regulations.
(b)
The Mississippi National Guard shall be divided into such organizations and units as may now or hereafter be prescribed for this state by federal law or regulations, consisting of that portion of the National Guard of the United States apportioned and assigned to this state in accordance with tables of organizations prescribed by the department of defense and approved by the Governor of Mississippi.
©)
The Governor shall have power to increase the National Guard by voluntary enlistment or by draft, and to organize the same, with proper officers, as the necessities of the service may require, in the manner provided for in Sections
33-5-1
through
33-5-17
of Chapter 5 of this title, in periods of national or state emergency as therein provided for.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-31; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 20, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 7 - NATIONAL GUARD (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-503) › Article 1 - ORGANIZATION, TRAINING AND DISCIPLINE (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-29) › Section 33-7-3 - Training and discipline

Every unit of the Mississippi National Guard and the individual members thereof shall, unless excused by proper authority, participate in such field training, armory drills, training assemblies, inspections, musters, ceremonies, parades and other military training or military duty as may be prescribed by the laws and regulations of the United States relating to the National Guard or prescribed by the laws of this state or by the order of the Governor. The discipline of the National Guard shall conform to the system of discipline which is now or may hereafter be prescribed by the United States government for the National Guard, or where applicable for the active Armed Forces of the United States, and the training shall be conducted so as to conform to the applicable regulations of the United States governing training of the National Guard. Any officer, warrant officer or enlisted man who shall fail to report for or participate in or perform any such training, drill, assembly, inspection, muster, ceremony, parade or other military duty, after having first been ordered by his superior officer so to do and not having been excused therefrom by proper authority, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment not to exceed thirty (30) days, or by both fine and imprisonment. For purposes of this section, a person shall be deemed to have been ordered to report for, participate in and perform military training or military duty if the same has been scheduled and notice thereof given to members of the unit in the manner prescribed by applicable regulations and customs of the service. Any member of the National Guard shall have an opportunity to explain any mitigating circumstances which may have caused an unauthorized absence under this section.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-33; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 22; Laws, 1989, ch. 473, § 3, eff. 7/1/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 7 - NATIONAL GUARD (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-503) › Article 1 - ORGANIZATION, TRAINING AND DISCIPLINE (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-29) › Section 33-7-5 - Efficiency of troops; officers responsible for

The commander in chief of the organized militia of this state may cause those officers under his command to perform any military duty, and they shall be responsible to the Governor for the general efficiency of the organized militia and for the inspection, training, instruction, military proficiency, and care of the troops. The commanding officers of organizations shall be responsible to their immediate commanders for the condition of the equipment, drill, instruction, and efficiency of their respective commands. All commissioned officers, and warrant officers, and enlisted men shall be responsible to their immediate commanding officers for prompt and unhesitating obedience, proper drill, and the preservation and proper use of the property of the United States, state, organization and other public property in their possession.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-34; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 23, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 7 - NATIONAL GUARD (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-503) › Article 1 - ORGANIZATION, TRAINING AND DISCIPLINE (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-29) › Section 33-7-7 - Governor may order troops beyond borders of state for instruction

The commander in chief is authorized to order out the Mississippi National Guard, or any part thereof, for training or service beyond the borders of the state, with any part of the Armed Forces of the United States, whenever participation in such training or serving is authorized by the secretary of defense, or to repel invasion. Whenever the Mississippi National Guard, or any part thereof, not being in the service of the United States, goes beyond the limits of the state, they shall still remain under the military laws and regulations of the state, and any military court of the state shall have jurisdiction over any offense against the military laws of the state committed by any member of the Mississippi National Guard while performing any such military duty beyond the limits of the state, whether such court be organized and sit in the state or not.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-35; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 24, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 7 - NATIONAL GUARD (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-503) › Article 1 - ORGANIZATION, TRAINING AND DISCIPLINE (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-29) › Section 33-7-9 - Field training under command of officers of other states

For the purpose of coordinating and making more effective the field and similar classes of instruction and training in organizations of the National Guard jointly maintained by Mississippi and any other state or states during periods of field or similar training, as provided under the National Defense Act, the units and personnel of the Mississippi National Guard may, if authorized by the federal government, be placed under the supervision and command of higher organization commanders, who are now or may hereafter be appointed from other states, and whose appointments have the approval of this state, and the states concerned, and such officer is federally recognized. This requirement shall not be carried out unless and until the state or states jointly interested in a National Guard organization with Mississippi shall have enacted a similar law. The objects of this section may be carried out with the consent of the Governor, without regard to similar laws enacted by other states, with the advice and approval of the ranking officer of the Mississippi National Guard present at the place of training and instruction and in command of the Mississippi troops concerned. For the purpose of fixing the time limits of the periods mentioned in this section, the periods of training shall begin when units have cleared their armories or bases and are en route to training assembly areas and shall end when units have returned to their armories or bases from field training period. Mississippi troops shall not be required to yield authority and supervision of matters concerning transportation in or out of the camp or other military area, finance, and supply which concern Mississippi only in her relations with the federal government and for which the state is directly responsible to the federal government. The commanding officer appointed from another state, and such other officers of his command as he may designate, who are members of organizations in which Mississippi has joint interest in other states, and who are appointed and recognized in accordance with laws, rules and regulations prescribed by the federal government may, with the approval of the Governor, make tours of inspection and policy visits with the units of their organizations of the National Guard of Mississippi at their home stations or at other places, at such times as are mutually agreeable, it being understood that the state is not responsible or liable for any expenses incident to such visits.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-36; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 25, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 7 - NATIONAL GUARD (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-503) › Article 1 - ORGANIZATION, TRAINING AND DISCIPLINE (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-29) › Section 33-7-11 - Oaths

Those who are appointed, commissioned, warranted, or enlisted or drafted in the active militia or state military forces shall take and subscribe an oath as prescribed in appropriate laws and regulations governing the Armed Forces of the United States and the military forces of the State of Mississippi.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-37; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 26, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 7 - NATIONAL GUARD (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-503) › Article 1 - ORGANIZATION, TRAINING AND DISCIPLINE (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-29) › Section 33-7-13 - The uniform

The uniform of the Mississippi National Guard shall be the same as that prescribed for the Armed Forces of the United States, except that the commander in chief may authorize the use of other distinctive insignia.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-38; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 27, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 7 - NATIONAL GUARD (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-503) › Article 1 - ORGANIZATION, TRAINING AND DISCIPLINE (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-29) › Section 33-7-15 - Unauthorized wearing of uniform and insignia

It shall be unlawful for any person not a member of the Mississippi National Guard or the organized militia to wear any distinctive part of the uniform or insignia of the Mississippi National Guard or the organized militia. Any person who offends against this section shall, on conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00), and not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed three (3) months, or by both fine and imprisonment. However, the prohibition of this section shall not apply to members of the armed forces on extended active duty or to members of the various reserve components of the armed forces.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-39; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 28, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 7 - NATIONAL GUARD (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-503) › Article 1 - ORGANIZATION, TRAINING AND DISCIPLINE (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-29) › Section 33-7-17 - Arms and equipment

All officers and men of the Mississippi National Guard shall be furnished with such arms and equipment as are prescribed by the federal government for the proper performance of their military duty. These supplies and such equipage as may be necessary for the proper equipment of all organizations will be issued, under such regulations as the commander in chief may prescribe, upon approved requisitions.
Every officer and enlisted man shall be responsible for the care, safekeeping, and return of any uniform, arms or any other military property delivered to him for his use. He shall use the same for military purposes only, and upon receiving a discharge or otherwise leaving the military service, or upon the demand of his commanding officer, or other military authority, shall forthwith deliver such uniform, arm, or other military property to an officer competent to receive same, the property so turned in to be in good order, reasonable use and ordinary wear thereof excepted. Any person violating the provisions of this section will be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction before any court of competent jurisdiction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed six (6) months, or both such fine and imprisonment, or he may be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-40; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 29, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 7 - NATIONAL GUARD (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-503) › Article 1 - ORGANIZATION, TRAINING AND DISCIPLINE (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-29) › Section 33-7-19 - Penalty for loss, destruction or retention of military property

Every person who shall wantonly, carelessly, intentionally or through neglect, lose, injure or destroy, or permit the loss, injury or destruction of any uniform, part of uniform, arm, equipment or other article of military property issued by the United States or State of Mississippi for military purposes, or the property of any organization of the Mississippi National Guard, and refuse or fail to make good such loss, or who shall sell or dispose of, remove or secrete the same with the intent to sell or dispose thereof, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof before a court of competent jurisdiction, shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), or by imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court.
Whosoever wrongfully purchases, retains, or who has in his possession any arm, accouterment, article of uniform, tool, implement, or any other military property, the property of the United States, the State of Mississippi or of any organization of the Mississippi National Guard, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof before a court of competent jurisdiction shall be fined not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), or imprisoned not exceeding six months (6), or both, at the discretion of the court.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-41; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 30, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 7 - NATIONAL GUARD (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-503) › Article 1 - ORGANIZATION, TRAINING AND DISCIPLINE (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-29) › Section 33-7-21 - Federal pay for National Guard

Whenever the Mississippi National Guard, or any part thereof, attends field training, armory drills, training assemblies, or other military training or military duty for which federal funds are available, they shall receive such pay and allowances as may be allowed them by the federal government to be paid out of federal funds appropriated for the use of the Mississippi National Guard.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-42; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 31, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 7 - NATIONAL GUARD (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-503) › Article 1 - ORGANIZATION, TRAINING AND DISCIPLINE (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-29) › Section 33-7-23 - Compensation for inspections and other duties

The Adjutant General may order any officer or enlisted man of the Mississippi National Guard to make inspections, or perform any other military activity connected with the administration of the Mississippi National Guard. When any such officer or enlisted man shall be called upon to perform such inspection or military activity he shall receive such pay as is provided for active state duty and mileage and other allowances as provided in Section
25-3-41
of the Mississippi Code of 1972.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-43; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 32, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 7 - NATIONAL GUARD (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-503) › Article 1 - ORGANIZATION, TRAINING AND DISCIPLINE (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-29) › Section 33-7-25 - Commanding officer may fix limits to military jurisdiction

Any commanding officer, when on duty, may fix the necessary limits or bounds to his unit's parade, armory building, camp, base, post or area. No person shall enter such limits without leave, and said commanding officer at any parade, camp, base, post, or area may refuse to any person entrance to any such military installation, area, or building in which troops may be quartered, or military equipment stored, whenever, in his judgment, the exigencies of the service make it expedient to do so. Whoever intrudes within the limits of any such parade, camp, base, area, armory or building in which troops are quartered, after being forbidden entrance therein, may be ejected forcibly if necessary, or may be confined under guard as provided for in Section
33-1-11
. Whoever resists a sentry or any authorized member of the Mississippi National Guard endeavoring to exclude them from such limits or building, or who resists arrest by the military authorities within such limits or building shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) and not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or by imprisonment not to exceed sixty (60) days, or by both fine and imprisonment.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-44; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 33, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 7 - NATIONAL GUARD (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-503) › Article 1 - ORGANIZATION, TRAINING AND DISCIPLINE (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-29) › Section 33-7-27 - Continuance in National Guard after federal service

Upon the termination of any emergency for which the Mississippi National Guard has been drafted into the military service of the United States, all enlisted men so drafted, upon being discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States shall continue to serve in the Mississippi National Guard until the dates upon which their enlistments prior to their draft, would have expired, if uninterrupted. The commissioned and warranted officers so drafted shall resume their commissions and warrants in the Mississippi National Guard in the respective grades held by them when drafted, or in any higher grade which they may have attained while in such service, if appointed thereto by the Governor to fill existing vacancies.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-45; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 34, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 7 - NATIONAL GUARD (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-503) › Article 1 - ORGANIZATION, TRAINING AND DISCIPLINE (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-29) › Section 33-7-29 - Colors and flag to be furnished

Each unit of the Mississippi National Guard which has a comparable unit in the Armed Forces of the United States to which is furnished the national colors and a unit flag shall be furnished by the Adjutant General with the national colors and the unit flag.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-46; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 35, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 7 - NATIONAL GUARD (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-503) › Article 3 - COMMISSIONED OFFICERS (§§ 33-7-101 — 33-7-121) › Section 33-7-101 - Commissioned officers-how appointed

The Governor as Commander in Chief shall appoint and commission, or warrant, all officers of the Mississippi National Guard other than noncommissioned officers.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-51; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 36, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 7 - NATIONAL GUARD (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-503) › Article 3 - COMMISSIONED OFFICERS (§§ 33-7-101 — 33-7-121) › Section 33-7-103 - Terms of office

All officers of the Mississippi National Guard, except the Adjutant General, shall hold office until retired for age or disability, be honorably discharged at their own request, or be dismissed pursuant to a sentence of a general court-martial. The Governor may, however, at his discretion, refuse to accept the resignation of an officer. If an organization of the Mississippi National Guard be disbanded or mustered out of the service, such officers of said organization shall be put on the reserve list, subject to the further needs of the National Guard. If any officer of the Mississippi National Guard leaves the jurisdiction of the state and leaves his company or organization station for such a length of time that he ceases to exercise the functions of his commission or warrant so as to cease to be an officer in fact, his action will be deemed to have the effect of a resignation, and his commission may be terminated by the Governor. However, the Governor shall have the power to grant an officer a leave of absence for any reasonable length of time without prejudice to his commission or warrant.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-52; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 37, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 7 - NATIONAL GUARD (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-503) › Article 3 - COMMISSIONED OFFICERS (§§ 33-7-101 — 33-7-121) › Section 33-7-105 - Oath of officer

Every officer commissioned or warranted in the Mississippi National Guard shall, before entering upon his duties, take and subscribe to the following oath, which oath, signed by him and witnessed by an officer of the Mississippi National Guard, will be filed in the office of the Adjutant General, and all officers of the Mississippi National Guard are hereby empowered to administer this oath:
"I, ____________________, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Mississippi against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and of the Governor of the State of Mississippi; that I make this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office of ____________________ in the National Guard of the United States and of the State of Mississippi upon which I am about to enter, so help me God."
Codes, 1942, § 8519-53; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 38, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 7 - NATIONAL GUARD (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-503) › Article 3 - COMMISSIONED OFFICERS (§§ 33-7-101 — 33-7-121) › Section 33-7-107 - Examinations required for commission

Every person commissioned as an officer in the Mississippi National Guard shall, unless otherwise specifically provided by law, be examined as to his qualifications for office, and no person shall be appointed until he has passed a satisfactory examination as to his capacity, general qualifications and knowledge of military affairs proportionate to the requirements of the office to which he has been selected. The Commander in Chief may appoint examining boards to conduct such examinations, and when any candidate for commission shall fail to appear before a board, as directed, he shall be considered to have failed to qualify and the commission will not issue. The Commander in Chief may also convene examining boards to determine the fitness of officers for promotion and no officer will be promoted who has not passed a suitable examination as to his capacity, general qualifications and knowledge of military affairs proportionate to the requirements of the grade to which he is promoted. The Adjutant General shall prescribe in orders the subjects to be covered by, and the degree of proficiency to be required in each subject in examinations for commissions and promotions, for each grade, and the Governor shall make and cause to be published in orders, regulations governing the promotion of officers.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-54; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 39, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 7 - NATIONAL GUARD (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-503) › Article 3 - COMMISSIONED OFFICERS (§§ 33-7-101 — 33-7-121) › Section 33-7-109 - Assignment and transfer of officers

Officers of all grades will be assigned to units or arms of the service and will be transferred from one unit or arm of the service to another by order of the commander in chief as the interest of the service may require; and all appointments will be by commission or warrant in the Mississippi National Guard, and not in any particular unit, and all commissions and warrants now in effect will be considered as such.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-55; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 40, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 7 - NATIONAL GUARD (§§ 33-7-1 — 33-7-503) › Article 3 - COMMISSIONED OFFICERS (§§ 33-7-101 — 33-7-121) › Section 33-7-111 - Dismissal of officers

(a)
No officer of the National Guard shall be dismissed unless by reason of resignation, approval of findings of an efficiency or medical examining board, withdrawal of federal recognition, the sentence of a court-martial, or for cause as provided in sub-section (d) of this section.
(b)
The efficiency, moral character, competency, ability to properly perform his duty and general fitness for retention in the National Guard of any officer may be investigated and determined by an efficiency examining board.
©)
The physical fitness for further service of any officer of the National Guard may be investigated by a medical examining board of officers.
(d)
Efficiency and medical examining boards consisting of three (3) or more officers shall be appointed by the Adjutant General upon recommendation of the commanding officer or the officer under investigation. All members of such boards shall be senior in grade to the officer under investigation, unless unavailable. Such boards shall be vested with the powers of courts of inquiry. Any officer ordered to appear before such a board shall be allowed to appear in person or by counsel, to cross-examine and to call witnesses in his behalf. He shall, at all stages of the proceedings, be allowed full access to records pertinent to his case and be furnished copies of the same. If the officer shall fail to appear at the time and place set for the hearing by the board, the board shall proceed to consider the evidence presented to it and make such findings as shall be warranted. If the findings of the board are unfavorable to an officer and are approved by the Governor, the Governor shall dismiss the officer, transfer him to the state retired list, or make such other order as may be appropriate.
(e)
Any officer who permanently moves from the state or who is absent without leave from drill, training and other duty for such a length of time that he ceases to exercise the function of his commission or warrant, or whose federal recognition is withdrawn may be dismissed automatically.
(f)
In any case in which the Adjutant General shall have grounds to believe an officer unfit, incompetent, or incapable of performing his duties, he may be dismissed or transferred to the reserve list or honorary National Guard, if appropriate, without reference to an efficiency or medical examining board, unless the officer so dismissed or transferred shall, within thirty (30) days after being notified thereof, serve upon the Adjutant General notice in writing demanding a hearing and examination before an appropriate board.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-56; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 41, eff. 6/1/1966.