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§ 33-7-13. The uniform

The uniform of the Mississippi National Guard shall be the same as that prescribed for the Armed Forces of the United States, except that the commander in chief may authorize the use of other distinctive insignia.

§ 33-7-15. Unauthorized wearing of uniform and insignia

It shall be unlawful for any person not a member of the Mississippi National Guard or the organized militia to wear any distinctive part of the uniform or insignia of the Mississippi National Guard or the organized militia. Any person who offends against this section shall, on conviction, be punished by a fine of not […]

§ 33-7-17. Arms and equipment

All officers and men of the Mississippi National Guard shall be furnished with such arms and equipment as are prescribed by the federal government for the proper performance of their military duty. These supplies and such equipage as may be necessary for the proper equipment of all organizations will be issued, under such regulations as […]

§ 33-7-19. Penalty for loss, destruction or retention of military property

Every person who shall wantonly, carelessly, intentionally or through neglect, lose, injure or destroy, or permit the loss, injury or destruction of any uniform, part of uniform, arm, equipment or other article of military property issued by the United States or State of Mississippi for military purposes, or the property of any organization of the […]

§ 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 […]