§ 44-73. Local commanding officer - Order into service in emergency.

In the event of insurrection, rebellion, invasion, tumult, riot, resistance to law or process or breach of the peace, occurring in the vicinity of the station of any organization or organizations of the National Guard of Oklahoma whenever the exigencies of the situation are such as to render it impossible first to communicate with the Governor or the Adjutant General, the senior commanding officer of that station, upon request in writing signed by the sheriff of the county involved or officer acting in his stead, stating the facts and the nature of the service desired, may order out the organization or organizations at that station, or such portion thereof as he shall deem necessary, and cause them to perform such duty as the circumstances shall require, and such commanding officers shall immediately report what he has done and all of the circumstances of the case to the Governor, and it shall be deemed that the action was taken by order of the Governor.

Laws 1951, p. 117, art. 4, § 3, eff. May 16, 1951.