N.Y. Military Law § 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.