Article XII Militia
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Article XII Militia is the section of the Illinois Constitution of 1970 that defines the organization, authority, and regulation of the state’s militia and military forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Article XII Militia canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional provision
ⓘ
section of state constitution ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Illinois National Guard
ⓘ
Illinois militia ⓘ Illinois naval militia ⓘ |
| authorizes |
calling the militia to enforce the laws
ⓘ
calling the militia to repel invasion ⓘ calling the militia to suppress insurrection ⓘ |
| chapterOf | Article XII of the Illinois Constitution of 1970 ⓘ |
| constitutionalLevel | state ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateEnacted | 1970 ⓘ |
| defines |
authority over the militia of Illinois
ⓘ
organization of the militia of Illinois ⓘ regulation of the militia of Illinois ⓘ |
| empowers |
Illinois National Guard
ⓘ
surface form:
Illinois to maintain military forces in addition to those of the United States
|
| establishes | the Governor of Illinois as commander-in-chief of the state’s military forces ⓘ |
| governs |
Illinois militia
ⓘ
surface form:
Illinois organized militia
Illinois militia ⓘ
surface form:
Illinois unorganized militia
|
| grantsPower |
to provide for disciplining the militia
ⓘ
to provide for equipping the militia ⓘ to provide for governing the militia ⓘ to provide for organizing the militia ⓘ |
| grantsPowerTo | Illinois General Assembly ⓘ |
| hasLegalEffect | binding within Illinois ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Militia ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Illinois
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Illinois
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Illinois state law ⓘ |
| limits | the use of the militia to purposes authorized by law ⓘ |
| partOf |
Illinois Constitution
ⓘ
surface form:
Illinois Constitution of 1970
|
| permits | the creation of additional military forces as provided by law ⓘ |
| recognizes |
the National Guard as part of the state militia
ⓘ
the naval militia as part of the state militia ⓘ |
| regulates |
state control over National Guard units when not in federal service
ⓘ
state military organization in Illinois ⓘ |
| requires | conformity of the Illinois militia to federal law as nearly as practicable ⓘ |
| sourceOfAuthorityFor | Illinois statutes concerning the militia and National Guard ⓘ |
| subject |
militia
ⓘ
state military forces ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Illinois Constitution of 1970