Any corps of artillery,cavalry, or infantry existing in the State on the passage of the act ofCongress of May 8, 1792, which by the laws, customs, or usages of the State hasbeen in continuous existence since the passage of such act, under itsprovisions and under the provisions of section 232 and sections 1625 to 1660,both inclusive, of Title 16 of the revised statutes of 1873 and the act ofCongress of January 21, 1903, relating to the militia, shall be allowed toretain its ancient privileges, subject, nevertheless, to all duties required bylaw of the militia; but such organizations may be a part of the National Guard,and entitled to all the privileges of this Chapter, and shall conform in allrespects to the organization, discipline, and training of the National Guard intime of war. For purposes of training and when on active duty in the service ofthe United States they may be assigned to higher units, as the President maydirect, and shall be subject to the orders of officers under whom they shall beserving. (1917,c. 200, s. 87; C.S., s. 6798; 1975, c. 604, s. 2; 2009‑281, s. 1.)
Any corps of artillery,cavalry, or infantry existing in the State on the passage of the act ofCongress of May 8, 1792, which by the laws, customs, or usages of the State hasbeen in continuous existence since the passage of such act, under itsprovisions and under the provisions of section 232 and sections 1625 to 1660,both inclusive, of Title 16 of the revised statutes of 1873 and the act ofCongress of January 21, 1903, relating to the militia, shall be allowed toretain its ancient privileges, subject, nevertheless, to all duties required bylaw of the militia; but such organizations may be a part of the National Guard,and entitled to all the privileges of this Chapter, and shall conform in allrespects to the organization, discipline, and training of the National Guard intime of war. For purposes of training and when on active duty in the service ofthe United States they may be assigned to higher units, as the President maydirect, and shall be subject to the orders of officers under whom they shall beserving. (1917,c. 200, s. 87; C.S., s. 6798; 1975, c. 604, s. 2; 2009‑281, s. 1.)
Any corps of artillery,cavalry, or infantry existing in the State on the passage of the act ofCongress of May 8, 1792, which by the laws, customs, or usages of the State hasbeen in continuous existence since the passage of such act, under itsprovisions and under the provisions of section 232 and sections 1625 to 1660,both inclusive, of Title 16 of the revised statutes of 1873 and the act ofCongress of January 21, 1903, relating to the militia, shall be allowed toretain its ancient privileges, subject, nevertheless, to all duties required bylaw of the militia; but such organizations may be a part of the National Guard,and entitled to all the privileges of this Chapter, and shall conform in allrespects to the organization, discipline, and training of the National Guard intime of war. For purposes of training and when on active duty in the service ofthe United States they may be assigned to higher units, as the President maydirect, and shall be subject to the orders of officers under whom they shall beserving. (1917,c. 200, s. 87; C.S., s. 6798; 1975, c. 604, s. 2; 2009‑281, s. 1.)
