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Article VIII of the Tennessee Constitution is entitled Militia and consists of three sections.
Section 1
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All militia officers shall be elected by persons subject to military
duty, within the bounds of their several companies, battalions, regiments, brigades
and divisions, under such rules and regulations as the Legislature may
from time to time direct and establish.
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Section 2
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The governor shall appoint the adjutant-general and his other
staff officers; the major generals, brigadier-generals, and commanding officers
of regiments, shall respectively appoint their staff officers.
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Section 3
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The Legislature shall pass laws exempting citizens belonging to
any sect or denomination of religion, the tenets of which are known to be opposed
to the bearing of arms, from attending private and general musters.
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