§121-13 - Commissioned by commander in chief.
§121-13 Commissioned by commander in chief.
All commissioned officers of the army or air national guard shall be
commissioned by the commander in chief but the commander in chief may refuse to
issue a commission to any person, if in the commander in chief's opinion, the
person is in any way unqualified or unworthy to be an officer. All commissions
in the military service of this State shall be in the name and by authority of
the State, sealed with the state seal, signed by the governor, attested by the adjutant
general, and recorded in rosters periodically prepared and printed by the
department of defense. [L 1967, c 196, pt of §1; HRS §121-13; gen ch 1985]