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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 33-7-113 - Rank list of officers

The Adjutant General shall publish annually a relative rank list of all officers in the Mississippi National Guard. Commissions or warrants of officers shall bear date of actual appointment by the Governor. Officers of each grade shall rank and take precedence according to the date of federal recognition of their respective commissions or warrants, and when two or more of the same grade are of the same date, their rank and precedence shall be determined by the length of service, continuous or otherwise, in the Mississippi National Guard or in the Armed Forces of the United States; and if for equal service, then by age, the older being the senior, provided, that an officer will not be credited with time spent on the state reserve or retired list in determining his lineal rank in the active list.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-57; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 42, 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 33-7-115 - Senior officer on duty in command

If different organizations of the National Guard of this state join in or do any state duty together, the highest ranking commissioned line or rated officer there on duty or in quarters shall command the whole and give orders for what is needful in the service unless otherwise specially directed by the Governor, according to the nature of the case.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-58; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 43, 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 33-7-117 - Reserve list

Commissioned officers or warrant officers who are surplus by reduction or disbandment of organization, by being relieved from duty or command, or by any other manner, shall be withdrawn from active service and placed on the state reserve list.
State reserve officers shall be subject to military law and to the jurisdiction of military courts in the same manner as officers on the active list.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-59; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 44, 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 33-7-121 - Officers supply own uniforms

All commissioned officers will provide themselves with such uniforms as may be prescribed for their use.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-61; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 46, 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 5 - ENLISTED PERSONNEL (§§ 33-7-201 — 33-7-209) › Section 33-7-201 - Enlistment period of service, transfer, discharge, and extensions of enlistment

(a)
The qualifications for enlistment and re-enlistment, the periods of enlistment, re-enlistment and voluntary extension of enlistment, the period of service, the form of oath to be taken, and the manner and form of transfer and discharge of enlisted personnel of the forces of the organized militia shall be those prescribed by applicable laws of the United States and by this chapter and by regulations issued thereunder.
(b)
The Governor is authorized to extend the period of any enlistment, re-enlistment, voluntary extension of enlistment, and the period of service of enlisted personnel of the organized militia for a period not to exceed six (6) months after the termination of an emergency declared by him, the legislature or congress.
©)
Whenever the period of enlistment, re-enlistment, voluntary extension of enlistment and the period of service of enlisted personnel of the reserve components of the Armed Forces of the United States are extended, the Governor shall extend the period of any enlistment, re-enlistment, voluntary extension of enlistment and the period of service of enlisted personnel in the corresponding force of the organized militia for the same period.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-71; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 47, 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 5 - ENLISTED PERSONNEL (§§ 33-7-201 — 33-7-209) › Section 33-7-203 - Contract and oath of enlistment

Every person who enlists or reenlists in any force of the organized militia shall sign an enlistment contract and shall take and subscribe such oath or affirmation of enlistment as may be prescribed by applicable laws of the United States and the State of Mississippi and by regulations issued pursuant to this chapter. Such oath shall be taken and subscribed before any commissioned officer; provided, however, that enlisted personnel may also take and subscribe such oath before any warrant officer. A person making a false oath as to any statement contained in such enlistment contract shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of perjury.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-72; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 48; Laws, 1981, ch. 423, § 1, eff. 7/1/1981.
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 5 - ENLISTED PERSONNEL (§§ 33-7-201 — 33-7-209) › Section 33-7-205 - Discharge of enlisted men

(a)
An enlisted man discharged from service in the National Guard shall receive a discharge in writing, in such form and with such classifications as is or shall be prescribed under regulations promulgated by the Adjutant General of the State of Mississippi or by the secretary of the appropriate federal service.
(b)
Discharges may be given prior to the expiration of terms of enlistment under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Adjutant General, State of Mississippi, or pursuant to regulations promulgated by the secretary of the appropriate federal service.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-73; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 49, 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 5 - ENLISTED PERSONNEL (§§ 33-7-201 — 33-7-209) › Section 33-7-207 - Promotion and administrative reduction of enlisted men

The promotion and administrative reduction of enlisted men, including non-commissioned officers, shall be pursuant to rules and regulations prescribed by the United States for the government and administration of the National Guard, or pursuant to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Adjutant General of the State of Mississippi.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-74; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 50, 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 5 - ENLISTED PERSONNEL (§§ 33-7-201 — 33-7-209) › Section 33-7-209 - Uniform of enlisted men

Every enlisted man of the Mississippi National Guard shall be furnished with a service uniform.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-75; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 51, 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 7 - ACTIVE STATE DUTY (§§ 33-7-301 — 33-7-317) › Section 33-7-301 - Ordering organized militia into active state duty

(1)
The Governor shall have power in case of invasion, disaster, insurrection, riot, breach of the peace, or combination to oppose the enforcement of the law by force or violence, or imminent danger thereof or other grave emergency, to order into the active service of the state for such period, to such extent and in such manner as he may deem necessary, all or any part of the organized militia. Such power shall include the power to order the organized militia or any part thereof to function under the operational control of the United States army, navy, or air force commander in charge of the defense of any area within the state which is invaded or attacked or is or may be threatened with invasion or attack.
(2)
Whenever any circuit judge of a county, sheriff, or mayor of a municipality, whose authority shall rank in the order named, shall apprehend the outbreak of insurrection, riot, breach of the peace, or combination to oppose the enforcement of the law by force or violence within the jurisdiction of which such officer is by law the conservator of the peace, or in the event of disaster or other grave emergency, it shall forthwith become the duty of the circuit judge, sheriff or mayor, when it appears that such unlawful combination or disaster has progressed beyond the control of the civil authorities, to notify the Governor, and the Governor may then, in his discretion, if he deems the apprehension well-founded or the disaster or emergency of sufficient magnitude, order into the active service of the state, for such period, to such extent, and in such manner as he may deem necessary, all or any part of the organized militia.
(3)
When the Governor orders into the active service of the state all or any portion of the organized militia as herein provided, he shall declare a state of emergency in such locality and it shall be the duty of the Governor to confirm such declaration and order in writing which shall state the area into which said force of the organized militia has been ordered.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-81; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 52, 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 7 - ACTIVE STATE DUTY (§§ 33-7-301 — 33-7-317) › Section 33-7-303 - Power of Governor to declare martial law

(1)
The Governor, if he deems it necessary to preserve law and order, may by proclamation declare martial law to be in effect in any county or area in the state. Such proclamation shall be in writing, shall define the limits of such martial law, and specify the forces to be used, and the extent and degree to which martial law may be employed.
(2)
(a)
Nothing in this section or in any other statute shall be construed to confer upon the Governor or any official or employee of any department, agency or political subdivision of the state the power to:
(I)
Confiscate or seize a firearm, ammunition, or components of firearms or ammunition from a person who is in lawful possession of such firearm, ammunition, or components of ammunition; or
(ii)
Impose additional restrictions as to the lawful possession, transfer, sale, carrying, storage, display or use of firearms, ammunition, or components of firearms or ammunition.
(b)
For the purposes of this subsection:
(I)
"Ammunition" means a cartridge, shell or other device containing explosive or incendiary material designed and intended for use in a firearm.
(ii)
"Firearm" means any weapon which will or is designed to expel any projectile by the action of an explosive.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-82; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 53, eff. 6/1/1966.
Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 443, HB 314, 1, eff. 7/1/2014.
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 7 - ACTIVE STATE DUTY (§§ 33-7-301 — 33-7-317) › Section 33-7-305 - National Guard; duty when ordered out

It shall be the duty of the Governor, when ordering out any portion of the National Guard, for active state duty, to issue his orders to the officer in command of such troops as he may have ordered out, directing him as to the duty to be performed and the kind and extent of force to be used in the performance of such duty, and if the troops are so ordered out for the purpose of aiding the civil authorities, he shall designate in his order the civil authorities, if any, to be consulted by the commander of the troops and to what extent the troops will cooperate with or take orders from the civil authorities. When an armed military force is ordered out in aid of civil authorities, the orders of the civil officer or officers shall not extend beyond a direction of the general or specific objects to be accomplished. The tactical direction of the troops, the kind and extent of the force to be used, and the particular means to be employed are left solely with the military officers, subject to the orders received from the commander in chief.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-83; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 54, 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 7 - ACTIVE STATE DUTY (§§ 33-7-301 — 33-7-317) › Section 33-7-307 - Authority to close establishments

Whenever any part of the military forces of this state is on active duty pursuant to the order of the Governor, the commanding officer may order the closing of any place where intoxicating liquors, arms, ammunition, dynamite or other explosives are sold, and forbid the sale, barter, loan or the giving away of these articles so long as any of the troops remain on duty in the vicinity where the place ordered closed may be located.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-84; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 55, 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 7 - ACTIVE STATE DUTY (§§ 33-7-301 — 33-7-317) › Section 33-7-311 - Exemption from liability

No member of the militia ordered into the active service of the state, or ordered into any Title 32 United States Code capacity for service during a period of declared emergency under the Mississippi Emergency Management Law, Section
33-15-1
et seq., shall be liable civilly or criminally for any act or omission done, or caused, ordered or directed to be done, by him in furtherance of and while in the performance of his military duty. When an action or proceeding of any nature shall be commenced in any court by any person against any officer or enlisted man of the militia for any act so done, or caused, ordered or directed to be done, all the attorneys' fees, expenses of the defense of such proceeding or action, civil or criminal, including fees of witnesses for the defense, defendant's court costs, and all costs for transcripts of records and abstract, thereof on appeal, shall be paid by the state, out of the Military Fund. It shall be the duty of the Attorney General, either personally or by one or more assistants, to defend the officer or enlisted man. Where the action or proceeding is criminal, the Adjutant General shall designate a judge advocate of the National Guard or other authorized state military or naval forces to conduct the defense of such member, or if the services of a judge advocate are not available, then he shall select some other competent attorney to conduct such defense, and the judge advocate or other attorney so selected shall receive and be paid out of the Military Fund a reasonable compensation for his professional services. In any such action or proceeding, the defendant may require the person instituting or prosecuting the same to file security for payment of all costs, which costs if recovered in action, the costs whereof have been paid out of the Military Fund, shall be paid into the State Treasury for the benefit of the Military Fund. In any such suit against a member of the militia of this state, such member shall be entitled to have the venue changed to the appropriate court of his county of residence. In any such suit against two (2) or more members of the militia of this state, each of them shall be entitled to a severance. The immunities granted in this section are in addition to any other immunities conferred upon the militia by any other law, and nothing in this section shall abrogate or repeal any other such immunities.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-86; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 57, eff. 6/1/1966.
Amended by Laws, 2015, ch. 385, SB 2284, 1, eff. 7/1/2015.
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 7 - ACTIVE STATE DUTY (§§ 33-7-301 — 33-7-317) › Section 33-7-313 - National Guard; pay; active state duty

Whenever the National Guard, or any part thereof, is called out to aid civil authorities or to supersede same, or for any other active state duty, the officers, warrant officers and enlisted men of such force shall receive the same pay and allowances as officers, warrant officers and enlisted men of like grades and length of service in the Armed Forces of the United States. However, no one called out for such service shall receive less than Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per day in addition to their allowances.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-87; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 58; Laws, 1974, ch. 309, eff. 2/27/1974.
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 7 - ACTIVE STATE DUTY (§§ 33-7-301 — 33-7-317) › Section 33-7-315 - Expenses for active state duty

Whenever the National Guard, or any part thereof, is ordered out for active state duty, all expenses incurred in such service shall be paid from funds of the State of Mississippi not otherwise appropriated.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-88; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 59, 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 7 - ACTIVE STATE DUTY (§§ 33-7-301 — 33-7-317) › Section 33-7-316 - Mississippi National Guard State Active Duty Emergency Operations Fund created

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the "Mississippi National Guard State Active Duty Emergency Operations Fund" for the purpose of receiving monies appropriated or otherwise made available in any manner for deposit into the fund for maintaining annual general fund budget restrictions and enabling the Mississippi Military Department to respond to domestic events as directed by the Governor during declared states of emergency or in conjunction with approved emergency management assistance compacts. Monies in the special fund may be expended by the Mississippi Military Department, upon appropriation by the Legislature. Unexpended amounts remaining in such special 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 such special fund shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund. No state general funds shall be deposited into the special fund.
Added by Laws, 2017, ch. 433, HB 1026, 1, eff. 7/1/2017.
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 7 - ACTIVE STATE DUTY (§§ 33-7-301 — 33-7-317) › Section 33-7-317 - Duty to maintain militia

The duty of governing and maintaining the National Guard of Mississippi not in the service of the United States rests upon the state, subject to the constitutional authority of congress.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-91; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 61, 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 9 - EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 33-7-401 — 33-7-413) › Section 33-7-401 - Short title

This article shall be known as the Mississippi National Guard Educational Assistance Law.
Laws, 1975, ch. 422, § 1; reenacted, Laws, 1980, ch. 334, § 1; reenacted, Laws, 1982, ch. 333, § 1, eff. 7/1/1982.
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 9 - EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 33-7-401 — 33-7-413) › Section 33-7-403 - Definitions

As used in this article, the following words shall have the meanings as set forth by this section:
(a)
"Mississippi National Guard" means federally recognized units of the Mississippi National Guard.
(b)
"Gender" means words importing the masculine gender only shall apply to female as well as male.
©)
"Active member" means a member of a federally recognized unit of the Mississippi National Guard meeting the minimum requirements for satisfactory membership as defined in the Department of the Army and Air Force Regulations.
(d)
"Tuition" means actual cost, including any fees and books, not to exceed the highest actual cost charged by any public, accredited institution of higher learning, vocational education school or community or junior college in Mississippi.
Laws, 1975, ch. 422, § 2; Laws, 1978, ch. 348, § 1; reenacted, Laws, 1980, ch. 334, § 2; reenacted and amended, Laws, 1982, ch. 333, § 2; Laws, 1985, ch. 317, § 1; Laws, 1994, ch. 569, § 1; Laws, 2000, ch. 327, § 1, eff. 7/1/2000.
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 9 - EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 33-7-401 — 33-7-413) › Section 33-7-405 - National Guard members eligible for tuition and room and board assistance

The Adjutant General is hereby authorized to pay the tuition, room and board for any active member of the Mississippi National Guard who is enrolled or may enroll within the State of Mississippi in an accredited institution of higher learning, vocational education school or junior college. To be eligible for such benefits, the individual, at the time of his initial enrollment, must be a captain, lieutenant, warrant officer, cadet, officer candidate or enlisted member of the Mississippi National Guard, or a member of such guard who is participating in the educational program authorized by this section as of July 1, 1978; be at least seventeen (17) years of age; and be a resident and a qualified elector of the State of Mississippi. To be eligible for the room and board grant, an individual must also be in an officer producing program and be selected to receive the grant by the Adjutant General. The tuition may only be used for undergraduate studies and vocational education courses, whether such coursework is taken on a semester or clock-hour basis. In no event will any individual be eligible for payment of tuition after receipt of an undergraduate degree, whether received through this article or not. No person shall be eligible for a tuition and/or a room and board grant for more than ten (10) years after the date of the first tuition payment for him under this article. The Adjutant General shall set up minimum standards for performance that must be met in order to maintain eligibility for continuing in the program.
Laws, 1975, ch. 422, § 3; Laws, 1978, ch. 348, § 2; Laws, 1980, ch. 334, § 3; reenacted and amended, Laws, 1982, ch. 333, § 3; Laws, 1985, ch. 317, § 2; Laws, 1992, ch. 353, § 1; Laws, 1994, ch. 569, § 2; Laws, 2007, ch. 584, § 1, eff. 7/1/2007.
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 9 - EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 33-7-401 — 33-7-413) › Section 33-7-407 - Conditions of eligibility

In addition to the prerequisites of Section
33-7-405
, the following requirements must be met:
(a)
The active member must have completed basic training, be a commissioned officer, be a cadet or be an officer candidate.
(b)
He must be a member in good standing with the active Mississippi National Guard, as prescribed by regulations promulgated by the Department of the Army, the Department of the Air Force and the Military Department of Mississippi, at the time of application and during the entire semester/quarter for which benefits are received.
©)
The active member must not be eligible for veterans' educational assistance pursuant to 38 USCS Sections 1601 through 1643 or pursuant to 38 USCS Sections 1651 through 1698.
(d)
The active member must not (I) be eligible for educational assistance pursuant to 10 USCS Sections 2131 through 2135, or (ii) have qualified for an enlistment bonus pursuant to 37 USCS 308c within the past six (6) years. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineligible any active member who is eligible for or has received a reenlistment bonus pursuant to
37 USC 308b
. The Adjutant General is authorized and empowered, in his discretion, to waive the disqualifications for assistance, or any one of them, established in items (I) and (ii) of this paragraph upon a determination by him that all monies appropriated to fund the National Guard Educational Assistance Law will not be expended to provide benefits for eligible active members and that it would be in the best interests of the Mississippi National Guard to assist other active members who, but for the disqualifications established in this paragraph, would be eligible to receive assistance pursuant to this article.
Laws, 1975, ch. 422, § 4; reenacted, Laws, 1980, ch. 334, § 4; reenacted and amended, Laws, 1982, ch. 333, § 4; Laws, 1994, ch. 569, § 3, eff. 7/1/1994.
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 9 - EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 33-7-401 — 33-7-413) › Section 33-7-409 - Termination of benefits

In the event the individual's service in the Mississippi National Guard is terminated or his service becomes unsatisfactory while receiving the benefits afforded by this program, the benefits will be terminated. After termination for the above causes, an individual will be ineligible for any further benefits under this article. If for any reason an individual is dismissed from any school for academic or disciplinary reasons, he is ineligible for future benefits from this program. The Adjutant General shall be the final authority for making such determinations.
Laws, 1975, ch. 422, § 5; reenacted, Laws, 1980, ch. 334, § 5; reenacted, Laws, 1982, ch. 333, § 5, eff. 7/1/1982.
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 9 - EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 33-7-401 — 33-7-413) › Section 33-7-411 - Adjutant General to administer program

The Adjutant General of Mississippi shall be responsible for the establishment of policies, the administration and implementation of the article. He is also the final authority in determining eligible applicants.
Laws, 1975, ch. 422, § 6; reenacted, Laws, 1980, ch. 334, § 6; reenacted, Laws, 1982, ch. 333, § 6, eff. 7/1/1982.
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 9 - EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 33-7-401 — 33-7-413) › Section 33-7-413 - Budget; funding

The Adjutant General of Mississippi will annually submit to the Legislature through the Legislative Budget Office an estimated budget to support the provisions of this article. The Legislature shall fund this article by separate appropriation and the funds shall be subject to audit by the State Auditor of Public Accounts.
Laws, 1975, ch. 422, § 7; Laws, 1978, ch. 348, § 3; Laws, 1980, ch. 334, § 7; Laws, 1981, ch. 335, § 1; reenacted, Laws, 1982, ch. 333, § 7; Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 196; Laws, 1994, ch. 569, § 4, eff. 7/1/1994.
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 11 - NATIONAL GUARD MUTUAL ASSISTANCE COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES COMPACT (§§ 33-7-501 — 33-7-503) › Section 33-7-501 - Short title

This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the National Guard Mutual Assistance Counter-Drug Activities Compact Law.
Laws, 1993, ch. 382, § 1, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 9 - PROPERTY AND FINANCES (§§ 33-9-1 — 33-9-25) › Section 33-9-1 - Expenses paid from militia appropriation

All expenditures necessary to carry the provisions of the chapter into effect are hereby authorized to be incurred and paid out of the military fund, except where otherwise specifically provided.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-92; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 62, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 9 - PROPERTY AND FINANCES (§§ 33-9-1 — 33-9-25) › Section 33-9-3 - United States property and fiscal officer; bond

The Governor shall appoint, designate or detail, on the recommendation of the Adjutant General, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force, a federally recognized field grade officer of the Mississippi National Guard who shall be designated as the United States property and fiscal officer for the state. Before entering upon the performance of his duties as property and fiscal officer he shall be required to give good and sufficient bond to the United States, as required by federal statutes, for the faithful performance of his duties and for the safekeeping and proper disposition of the federal funds and property entrusted to his care.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-93; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 63, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 9 - PROPERTY AND FINANCES (§§ 33-9-1 — 33-9-25) › Section 33-9-5 - United States property and fiscal officer; general duties

The United States property and fiscal officer for the state shall receipt and account for all funds and property belonging to the United States in possession of the National Guard and shall make returns and reports concerning such funds and property as may be required by the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force. He shall render, through the National Guard Bureau, such accounts of federal funds entrusted to him for disbursement as may be required by the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force. The secretary concerned may cause an inspection of the accounts and records of the property and fiscal officer to be made by an inspector general of his department at least once a year. The United States property and fiscal officer shall function under the direction of the Adjutant General.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-94; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 64, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 9 - PROPERTY AND FINANCES (§§ 33-9-1 — 33-9-25) › Section 33-9-7 - Annual settlements for property both federal and state

(a)
Federal Property. -
The Adjutant General shall direct the USPFO to audit and effect annual settlements with responsible officers having federal property accounts. The USPFO shall cause the responsible officer to prepare and submit proper adjustment documents to cover any discrepancies discovered during such audit. When it is determined by duly appointed reviewing authority that losses were incurred due to fault or negligence of the responsible officer, he shall be held pecuniarily liable. When the responsible officer has been held pecuniarily liable, the Adjutant General shall make demand on the responsible officer for payment to the treasurer of the United States for the specified amount. The Adjutant General shall enter or cause to be entered a suit on the bond of such officer upon failure to comply with demand for payment.
(b)
State Property. -
All property of a nonconsumable nature procured by the Adjutant General from state appropriated funds and like property purchased from unit maintenance funds shall be accounted for as state property. Property donated from any sources for National Guard use shall be considered state owned property. The Adjutant General shall maintain state property lists for all units and activities of the Mississippi National Guard. The Adjutant General shall cause state property accounts to be audited as he deems necessary. If the audit reflects shortages, the Adjutant General will cause an investigation to be made and take appropriate action. If such shortages are found to be due to the fault or negligence of the responsible officer, the Adjutant General shall make demand on the responsible officer for payment to the military fund of Mississippi for the specified amount. The Adjutant General shall enter or cause to be entered a suit on the bond of such officer upon failure to comply with demand for payment.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-95; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 65, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 9 - PROPERTY AND FINANCES (§§ 33-9-1 — 33-9-25) › Section 33-9-9 - Prerequisites to sharing in appropriations

No unit or activity shall participate in the annual appropriation for the maintenance of the militia unless the proper officer of such organizations shall have rendered the required training or was excused by proper authority.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-96; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 66; Laws, 1970, ch. 458, § 1, eff. 7/1/1970.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 9 - PROPERTY AND FINANCES (§§ 33-9-1 — 33-9-25) › Section 33-9-11 - Disbursements of military department funds

The Adjutant General and the Comptroller of the Military Department are responsible for all obligations or indebtedness incurred in the name of the agency or by any employee for them when incurred by such employee acting within the scope of his or her employment. All bills, claims and demands against Military Department funds shall be certified or verified in the manner prescribed by regulations promulgated by the State Auditor and State Treasurer.
Purchase orders will be signed by the Adjutant General, comptroller or such other persons as the Adjutant General may designate in writing to the State Auditor. Requisitions for issuance of warrant will be signed by persons designated by the Adjutant General and will be approved by the Adjutant General, comptroller or such other persons as the Adjutant General may designate in writing to the State Auditor.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-97; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 67; Laws, 1974, ch. 308, eff. 2/27/1974.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 9 - PROPERTY AND FINANCES (§§ 33-9-1 — 33-9-25) › Section 33-9-13 - Allowances for maintenance

Each unit shall be entitled to such maintenance fund allowances as may be provided in the annual appropriations act as apportioned by the Adjutant General under such regulations as the Governor may prescribe.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-98; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 68, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 9 - PROPERTY AND FINANCES (§§ 33-9-1 — 33-9-25) › Section 33-9-15 - Transportation and subsistence of militia on active state duty

There shall be provided by the state transportation for all officers and transportation and subsistence for all enlisted men who shall be lawfully ordered to active state duty. Necessary transportation, quartermaster's stores and subsistence for troops when ordered on duty shall be contracted for by the proper officers and paid for as other military expenses.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-99; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 69, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 9 - PROPERTY AND FINANCES (§§ 33-9-1 — 33-9-25) › Section 33-9-17 - Officers to surrender property

Every officer of the Mississippi National Guard shall immediately upon his vacating an office, turn over to his successor, or to such other officer as may be designated by the commander in chief, or other competent authority, all records, retained copies of reports, public funds, and public military property pertaining to his former office or command. Any officer who shall fail or refuse to so turn over public funds or military property or records when called upon to do so, or shall abandon the same, or who shall fail or refuse to account for the same in the proper manner prescribed by law and regulations, shall be subject to trial by court-martial and punished as the court may direct.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-100; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 70, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 9 - PROPERTY AND FINANCES (§§ 33-9-1 — 33-9-25) › Section 33-9-19 - Appropriation of public property

Any officer or enlisted man taking any government property from any military installation without the consent of his unit commander shall be considered as appropriating government property for his own use and may be tried in any court of competent jurisdiction and on conviction thereof shall suffer a fine in any sum, not exceeding One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), together with the cost of such government property, or imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding sixty (60) days, or shall suffer both fine and imprisonment.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-101; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 71, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 9 - PROPERTY AND FINANCES (§§ 33-9-1 — 33-9-25) › Section 33-9-21 - Purchase or receiving of military property a misdemeanor

If any person knowingly purchases or receives in pawn or pledge any military property of the state or of the United States he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one (1) year, or fined not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or to both such fine and imprisonment.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-102; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 72, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 9 - PROPERTY AND FINANCES (§§ 33-9-1 — 33-9-25) › Section 33-9-23 - Disposition of state property

All military property of the state which after proper inspection shall be found unsuitable for use of the state shall, notwithstanding any law to the contrary, be disposed of in such a manner as the Adjutant General shall direct and the proceeds thereof paid into the Military Fund of the state.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-103; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 73, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 9 - PROPERTY AND FINANCES (§§ 33-9-1 — 33-9-25) › Section 33-9-25 - Mississippi National Guard Special Construction Project Design Fund

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the Mississippi National Guard Special Construction Project Design Fund for the purpose of receiving monies appropriated for the purpose of defraying the expense of construction design to enable the Mississippi Military Department to access federal construction funds. Unexpended amounts remaining in such special fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned on amounts in such special fund shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund.
Laws, 1999, ch. 394, § 1, eff. 7/1/1999.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 11 - TRAINING FACILITIES (§§ 33-11-1 — 33-11-19) › Section 33-11-1 - Conveyances of real property that are in best interest of Mississippi Military Department

The Adjutant General of this state may make on behalf of the state, conveyances of real property that are in the best interest of the Mississippi Military Department. Such real property may be conveyed to a subdivision of government or state agency, institution, public university or community or junior college, for any consideration and upon such other terms and conditions as the Adjutant General may deem advisable. The Adjutant General is further empowered to enter into cooperative agreements with any county, municipality, or other political subdivision, of the state for providing facilities for National Guard training purposes.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-111; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 74, eff. 6/1/1966.
Amended by Laws, 2022, ch. 409, HB 1177,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 11 - TRAINING FACILITIES (§§ 33-11-1 — 33-11-19) › Section 33-11-3 - Custody and use of training facilities

The Adjutant General shall be the state custodian of training facilities. No training facility shall be used for any other than a strictly military purpose without the recommendation of the officer in charge thereof and approval of the Adjutant General.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-112; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 75, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 11 - TRAINING FACILITIES (§§ 33-11-1 — 33-11-19) › Section 33-11-5 - Maintenance of facilities

The Adjutant General shall be responsible for the proper maintenance of training facilities and is authorized to expend funds appropriated for this purpose.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-113; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 76; Laws, 1971, ch. 326, § 1, eff. 2/25/1971.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 11 - TRAINING FACILITIES (§§ 33-11-1 — 33-11-19) › Section 33-11-7 - Leasing of training facilities

The Adjutant General of the state is authorized and empowered to lease for and on behalf of the Mississippi National Guard, and for its use and benefit, such real property within the state as may be necessary and suitable for military installations and training facilities or other military purposes. Said leases may be made for a period of not to exceed ninety-nine (99) years. Payments under such leases may be paid out of the military fund.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-114; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 77, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 11 - TRAINING FACILITIES (§§ 33-11-1 — 33-11-19) › Section 33-11-9 - Indemnity clauses in leases acquired for camp site

Whenever it shall become necessary or desirable to lease any lands to provide National Guard training facilities, the Adjutant General of Mississippi is hereby authorized and empowered to place in such leases any indemnity clauses that may be required to indemnify any owners of such lands for damages caused to such lands from training uses. Payment for any such damages shall only be made after written appraisal and estimate of such damages by representatives of the Mississippi state forestry commission. Such payment shall only be made from such funds as the Adjutant General may have available for such purposes or from such funds as may be appropriated by the legislature of the State of Mississippi for such purposes. If either the Adjutant General or the owner are dissatisfied with the amount of such damages as estimated by the state forestry commission representative, then the Adjutant General or such owner may appeal to the circuit court of the county in which the land is located within thirty (30) days from the receipt of such written appraisal and estimate for trial and determination, and either the owner or Adjutant General may appeal to the state supreme court from an adverse decision in the circuit court as provided by law.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-115; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 78, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 11 - TRAINING FACILITIES (§§ 33-11-1 — 33-11-19) › Section 33-11-11 - Tax-forfeited lands near Camp Shelby to become part of military reservation

All tracts of lands belonging to private parties which touch upon and are adjacent to or located within the area of the present military reservation comprising the permanent National Guard camp site and firing ranges in Forrest and Perry Counties, Mississippi, known as Camp Shelby, which have been or may hereafter be forfeited to the State of Mississippi for nonpayment of taxes and are owned by the state shall be held and retained by the State of Mississippi as additions to and as a part of said Camp Shelby military reservation. No tax patents shall be issued therefor to private parties unless the Camp Shelby committee, composed of the Adjutant General of the State of Mississippi, the United States property and disbursing officer of the State of Mississippi, and the senior National Guard officer from the infantry, artillery, engineers, medical corps, and quartermaster corps, shall first certify in writing to the land commissioner of the State of Mississippi that such forfeited tax lands are not needed for said military reservation or an expansion thereof, which certificate shall be made in duplicate, the original thereof to be attached to the application for any such patents and the copy attached to and be made a part of any patent issued therefor. No forfeited tax lands shall be withheld from sale or patent by the state for a period longer than six (6) months from the date of maturity of title thereof in the State of Mississippi unless the Governor shall, by proclamation prior to the expiration of such six (6) months period, set aside and dedicate such lands as part of the Camp Shelby military reservation.
Laws, 1940, ch. 305, § 1, eff. 5/8/1940.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 11 - TRAINING FACILITIES (§§ 33-11-1 — 33-11-19) › Section 33-11-13 - Exchange of parcels of military reservation for lands vital to its purposes

(1)
The Camp Shelby committee, composed of the Adjutant General of the State of Mississippi, the United States property and disbursing officer for the State of Mississippi, and the senior National Guard officer from the infantry, artillery, engineers, medical corps, and quartermaster corps, with the advice and consent of the Governor of Mississippi, are hereby authorized to negotiate and enter into trades with private parties owning lands within, or within the vicinity of, the military reservation comprising the permanent National Guard camp site in Forrest and Perry Counties, Mississippi, known as Camp Shelby, which private lands, in the opinion of the committee, are needed for said permanent camp site and firing ranges, by exchanging therefor parcels of state lands belonging to said military reservation, which parcels, in the judgment of said committee, are not needed for or as vital to said camp site and firing ranges as the parcels owned by private persons to be acquired in exchange therefor.
(2)
The committee shall make a finding that the lands to be so acquired are more vital and essential to the needs and betterment of said permanent camp site and firing ranges than parcels of state lands to be exchanged therefor, and such exchanges shall be approved by the Department of Defense. In no case shall the state lands so exchanged exceed in acreage the lands acquired in exchange therefor.
(3)
The state lands to be so exchanged shall be conveyed by deeds executed by the Governor of Mississippi, attested by the secretary of state under the great seal of the State of Mississippi, and approved by all the members of the said Camp Shelby committee.
(4)
The Attorney General of the State of Mississippi shall pass upon the title and the deeds to the lands to be acquired, and shall approve their legality before they are accepted by the State of Mississippi.
Laws, 1940, ch. 306, §§ 1-4, eff. 5/6/1940.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 11 - TRAINING FACILITIES (§§ 33-11-1 — 33-11-19) › Section 33-11-15 - Leases to United States authorized for National Guard armories

The Adjutant General of Mississippi, in his discretion, subject to the approval of the Governor and the Attorney General, is hereby authorized and empowered to execute leases to the United States of America on lands held through deed or lease by the State of Mississippi for National Guard purposes, for the purpose of securing construction of Air National Guard armories thereon at the expense of the federal government. Likewise, the governing board of any county, municipality or school district is authorized to lease lands to the United States for such purpose, and the Adjutant General of Mississippi and said governing boards are authorized to execute such instruments as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
Codes, 1942, § 8590.5; Laws, 1955, Ex. ch. 123.