President to be Commander-in-Chief

1. Law
2. District of Columbia Code
3. Military
4. Composition, Organization, and Control
5. General
6. President to be Commander-in-Chief

The President of the United States shall be the Commander-in-Chief of the militia of the District of Columbia.

(Mar. 1, 1889, 25 Stat. 773, ch. 328, § 6.)

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 39-109.

1973 Ed., § 39-112.

Editor's Notes

Supervision and control of National Guard of District of Columbia: See Presidential Executive Order No. 11485, October 1, 1969, 34 F.R. 15411.

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