§ 4. Commander-in-Chief. The Governor shall be Commander-in-Chief, and shall have power to call out the Militia to execute the laws, to suppress insurrection, and to repel invasion.

History: Adopted by convention, July 29, 1859; ratified by electors, October 4, 1859; L. 1861, p. 60; January 29, 1861.

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. Governor, as Commander-in-Chief, may muster out company of national guard. Lewis v. Lewelling, 53 Kan. 201, 204, 36 P. 351.