Constitution of Iowa — Article VI

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Article VI

MILITIA. Section 1. Composition — training. The militia of this state shall be composed of all able-bodied male citizens, between the ages of eighteen and forty-five years, except such as are or may hereafter be exempt by the laws of the United States, or of this state, and shall be armed, equipped, and trained, as the general assembly may provide by law. Amended by Amendment 5 (1868)

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xix CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF IOWA (CODIFIED), ART. VII, §6 Sec. 2. Exemption. No person or persons conscientiously scrupulous of bearing arms shall be compelled to do military duty in time of peace: Provided, that such person or persons shall pay an equivalent for such exemption in the same manner as other citizens. Sec. 3. Officers. All commissioned officers of the militia, (staff officers excepted,) shall be elected by the persons liable to perform military duty, and shall be commissioned by the governor.