Constitution of New Mexico (2025 publisher edition) — ARTICLE XVIII

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ARTICLE XVIII

ARTICLE XVIII Militia Sec. 1. Composition, name and commander in chief of militia. 2. Organization, discipline and equipment of militia.

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174© 2025 State of New Mexico. New Mexico Compilation Commission. All rights reserved. Article XIX – Amendments Section 1. [Composition, name and commander in chief of militia.] The militia of this state shall consist of all able-bodied male citizens between the ages of eighteen and forty-five, except such as are exempt by laws of the United States or of this state. The organized militia shall be called the "national guard of New Mexico," of which the governor shall be the commander in chief. Sec. 2. [Organization, discipline and equipment of militia.] The legislature shall provide for the or- ganization, discipline and equipment of the militia, which shall conform as nearly as practicable to the organization, discipline and equipment of the regular army of the United States, and shall provide for the maintenance thereof.