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(Ga. L. 1916, p. 158, § 1; Code 1933, §§ 86-101, 86-102; Ga. L. 1951, p. 311, § 4; Ga. L. 1955, p. 10, § 5.)
- Commander in chief, Ga. Const., 1983, Art. V, Sec. II, Para. III.
Adjutant General's authority includes the power to control the activities of the State Defense Force to prescribe such officers as may be proper, and to plan and provide for training of the State Defense Force in a manner consistent with the law and regulations prescribed by the Governor. If the Governor directs, the Adjutant General may also prescribe regulations, but the Governor does not have authority to appoint commissioned officers. 1992 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 92-2.
- 53 Am. Jur. 2d, Military and Civil Defense, §§ 31, 32.
- 6 C.J.S., Armed Services, § 342.
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