The governor of the state of Colorado may establish, enlist, maintain, and train and regulate an organized military force within and for the state of Colorado constituting a part of the military establishment for the defense of the United States and the state of Colorado, in addition to and supplemental to the existing organizations of the National Guard, to the full extent authorized by the laws of the United States and the constitution of the state of Colorado.L. 43: p. 439, § 2. CSA: C. 111, § 124. CRS 53: § 94-7-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 94-2-2. For the militia, see art. XVII, Colo. Const.
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