The Governor shall be the Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the State, and the Militia thereof, excepting when these forces shall be actually in the service of the United States,--and shall have power to call out the same to aid in the execution of the laws, to suppress insurrection, and to repel invasion.
Sumner outlines the Governor's powers as Commander-in-Chief of the state's military forces.
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