Standing army; military subordinate to civil power

Alabama Constitution (January 1901)

Ala. Const. art. I, s 27 - 27
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That no standing army shall be kept up without the consent of the legislature, and, in that case, no appropriation for its support shall be made for a longer term than one year; and the military shall, in all cases, and at all times, be in strict subordination to the civil power.