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§ 6 — Powers of commander-in-chief; increase in forces

Massachusetts § 6
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
Title VMILITIA

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33, § 6 (2026).

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Section 6. The commander-in-chief may raise volunteer units when they are needed to maintain the military forces of the commonwealth at the strength and of the composition required or permitted by law.

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