Colorado Const. art. IV, § 5

Colorado Constitution

Article IV, § 5 — Governor commander-in-chief of militia

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CitationColorado Const. art. IV, § 5

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Colo. Const. art. IV, § 5.

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The governor shall be commander-in-chief of the military forces of the state, except when they shall be called into actual service of the United States. He shall have power to call out the militia to execute the laws, suppress insurrection or repel invasion.

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History

Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 34.

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