§ 33-5-5. Exemption from service in the militia
The following persons shall be exempt from military service in the militia of this state: Persons exempt from military service by the laws of the United States; 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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. […]
§ 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.
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]