1. General courts-martial may be convened by any of the following:

(1) The governor;

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 40.083

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

(2) The adjutant general;

(3) The commanding officer of a division, a separate brigade, or a separate wing;

(4) Any other commanding officer in any of the state military forces when empowered by the governor.

2. When any such commanding officer is an accuser, the court shall be convened by superior competent authority, and may in any case be convened by such authority when deemed desirable by such authority.

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