46 - Assemblies, annual training and other duty.

§ 46. Assemblies,  annual  training  and  other duty.   1. Members and  units of the  organized  militia  shall  assemble  for  drill  or  other  equivalent  training,  instruction  or  duties  and shall participate in  field training, annual training, full-time training  duty,  active  duty  for  training,  encampments, maneuvers, schools, conferences, cruises or  other similar duties as may be prescribed by  the  laws  of  the  United  States or the state or the regulations issued thereunder; provided, that  no  assembly  of  any  unit of the organized militia shall be ordered in  time of peace for any day during which a general election shall be held,  except in case of riot, disaster, invasion,  insurrection,  or  imminent  danger thereof.    2.  Within  the amount appropriated therefor, the adjutant general may  prescribe and order the number of  days,  if  any,  for  assemblies  for  drills  or  other  equivalent  training,  instruction  or  duties  to be  performed annually by members of the organized militia  for  which  they  may receive pay.    3.  Within  the amount appropriated therefor, the adjutant general may  prescribe and order the number of  days,  if  any,  of  field  training,  encampments,  maneuvers,  schools, conferences, cruises or other similar  duties to be performed by members of the  organized  militia  for  which  they may receive pay and allowances.    4.  Members of the organized militia may be ordered by the governor or  under his authority  to  perform  special  duty,  including  duty  in  a  judicial  proceeding  or course of justice conducted pursuant to article  seven of this chapter or as a member of or in any  other  capacity  with  any  military  board  or  as  an  investigating  officer or as a medical  examiner or as a judge advocate in the performance of legal services  in  any suit, action or proceeding.