Ranking officer as commander of troops in service--Citizenship requirement

If any troops are in the field for the purposes mentioned in § 33-2-6 , the senior ranking officer of the troops present shall take command. However, no person is eligible for a command in the militia of this state unless that person is a citizen of the United States. Source: PolC 1877, ch 30, § 6; SL 1887, ch 100, § 3; CL 1887, § 1919; RPolC 1903, § 2461; SL 1903, ch 185, § 4; SL 1913, ch 267, § 4; SL 1917, ch 297, § 6; RC 1919, § 10553; SDC 1939, § 41.0105; SL 1949, ch 152; SL 2007, ch 187, § 17.