Statute · New York Civil Rights Law
N.Y. Civ. Rights Law § 5 — Military service by citizens
N.Y. Civ. Rights Law § 5
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Civil Rights Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 5. Military service by citizens. No citizen of this state can be constrained to arm himself, or to go out of this state, or to find soldiers or men of arms, either horsemen or footmen, without the grant and assent of the people of this state, by their representatives in senate and assembly,…
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N.Y. Civ. Rights Law § 5 — Military service by citizens is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 5. Military service by citizens. No citizen of this state can be constrained to arm himself, or to go out of this state, or to find soldiers or men of arms, either horsemen or footmen, without the grant and assent of the people of this state, by their representatives in senate and assembly, except in the cases specially provided for by the constitution of the United States.