KY · constitutions
Ky. Const. § 222
Officers of militia -- Adjutant General
All militia officers whose appointment is not herein otherwise provided for, shall be elected by persons subject to military duty within their respective companies, battalions, regiments or other commands, under such rules and regulations and for such terms, not exceeding four years, as the General Assembly may, from time to time, direct and establish. The Governor shall appoint an Adjutant-General and his other staff officers; the generals and commandants of regiments and battalions shall respectively appoint their staff officers, and the commandants of companies shall, subject to the approval of their regimental or battalion commanders, appoint their noncommissioned officers. The Governor shall have power to fill vacancies that may occur in elective offices by granting commissions which shall expire when such vacancies have been filled according to the provisions of this Constitution.
History
Text as Ratified on: August 3, 1891, and revised September 28, 1891. History: Not yet amended.
Provenance
- Source
- apps.legislature.ky.gov
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- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-25
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