Tenn. Code Ann. § 58-1-401
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Governor authorized to enlist state guard
Official statutory text
Whenever the president of the United States shall call any part of the national guard of this state into active federal service, the governor is authorized to enlist, organize, maintain, equip and discipline a volunteer defense force, other than the national guard, to be known as the Tennessee state guard. Acts 1970, ch. 596, § 45; T.C.A., § 7-401; Acts 1985, ch. 36, § 1; 1998, ch. 584, § 5.
Whenever the president of the United States shall call any part of the national guard of this state into active federal service, the governor is authorized to enlist, organize, maintain, equip and discipline a volunteer defense force, other than the national guard, to be known as the Tennessee state guard.
Acts 1970, ch. 596, § 45; T.C.A., § 7-401; Acts 1985, ch. 36, § 1; 1998, ch. 584, § 5.
Whenever the president of the United States shall call any part of the national guard of this state into active federal service, the governor is authorized to enlist, organize, maintain, equip and discipline a volunteer defense force, other than the national guard, to be known as the Tennessee state guard.
Acts 1970, ch. 596, § 45; T.C.A., § 7-401; Acts 1985, ch. 36, § 1; 1998, ch. 584, § 5.
Status: in_force
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