Tennessee § 58-1-303 - Election and appointment of officers.
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§ 58-1-303. Election and appointment of officers.
All officers of the militia exercising command of line units shall be elected by ballot, and the governor, immediately upon calling the militia to active duty, shall issue appropriate rules and regulations for such elections, and appoint such number of staff officers in proper grades as may be required by the militia; provided, that persons eligible for commissions in the militia shall be the same as provided for the national guard. Acts 1933, ch. 128, § 28; 1937, ch. 249, § 6; C. Supp. 1950, § 1003.29 (Williams, § 845.28); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 7-204. Cross-References. Appointment and commissioning of all officers of the military forces by the governor, § 58-1-105 . Election of militia officers, Tenn. Const., art. VIII, § 1.
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Section 58-1-303 ("Election and appointment of officers.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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