1907-08 Okla. Sess. Laws 562, ch. 59, art. 1, § 1
Abstract
The governor of the state shall be the commander-in-chief of the militia, and as such shall have supreme command of the military forces of the state while in the service of the state, or until they are ordered and accepted into the service of the United States. While in the service of the state, he shall have power at any time to muster out any militia organization of the state, and he may discharge any enlisted man, and he may cause to be mustered out and discharged any commissioned officers who shall wilfully [sic] neglect the duties of his office, or shall fail to properly account for public property or money in his possession, as such officer.
Summary
The governor is commander-in-chief of the state militia and has supreme command while it serves the state, including authority to muster out units, discharge enlisted personnel, and remove officers for neglect of duty or mishandling public property or money. Military forces from other states generally cannot enter without the governor’s permission, and independent military organizations cannot bear arms without his approval, except for cadet corps at educational institutions.
Law Text
Sec. 3. The governor of the state shall be commander-in-chief of the militia, and as such shall have supreme command of the military forces of the state while in the service of the state, or until they are ordered and accepted into the service of the United States. While in the service of the state, he shall have power at any time to muster out any militia organization of the state, and he may discharge any enlisted man, and he may cause to be mustered out and discharged any commissioned officers who shall wilfully neglect the duties of his office, or shall fail to properly account for public property or money in his possession, as such officer. The resignation of officers of the organized militia shall be accepted by his order before they can be discharged from the military service of the state. No armed military force from another state or territory shall be permitted to enter the state without his permission unless such military force be a part of the United States Army, or is acting under the authority of the United States. No independent military organization, except as a corps of cadets at the educational institution, shall be permitted to bear arms with first securing the permission of the commander-in-chief.
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ARMED FORCES