N.Y. Military Law Section 240-A
Historic military commands

1.

Historic military commands are those independent military organizations located within the state as were on the twenty-third day of April, eighteen hundred eighty-three and are now in existence, and whose members associate themselves together at regular meetings and elect their officers in accordance with their respective rules and regulations or constitutions and by-laws.

2.

The Old Guard of the City of New York, the Troy Citizens Corps, the Utica Citizens Corps, the One Hundred Twenty-fourth New York State Volunteers and the Veteran Corps of Artillery of the state of New York, are designated as historic military commands.

3.

The adjutant general may issue a certificate of election under the seal of the chief of staff to officers of historic military commands elected pursuant to the rules and regulations or constitutions and by-laws of their respective commands. Such certificate of election shall be in a format approved by the adjutant general and shall be provided by the command at no cost to the state. Elected officers of historic military commands may take their oath of office before any officer of the organized militia of the state.

4.

Historic military commands and independent military organizations defined in § 240 (Military parades and organizations by unauthorized bodies prohibited)section two hundred forty of this chapter are not units of the militia of the state.

Source: Section 240-A — Historic military commands, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/MIL/240-A (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

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Relief from civil or criminal liability 235‑A
Income and resources not to include agent orange benefits 236
Right of way 237
Free passage through toll-gates and tunnels and over toll-bridges and ferries 238
Converting military property 238‑A
Damaging military or naval equipment, supplies or stores 238‑B
Seizing military stores belonging to the state 238‑C
Wearing of uniforms 239
Trespassers and disturbers to be placed in arrest 240
Military parades and organizations by unauthorized bodies prohibited 240‑A
Historic military commands 241
Devises and bequests 242
Rights of public officers and employees absent on military duty as members of the organized militia or of reserve forces or reserve compo... 243
Provisions applicable to public employees who are absent on military duty 243‑A
Non-contributory retirement service credit for members of the New York state and local retirement systems or the New York state teachers’... 243‑B
Civil service examinations by military personnel 243‑B*2
Payment of certain pension contributions by the city of New York 243‑C
Application period for civil service examinations for military personnel 243‑D
Non-contributory retirement service credit for members of the New York state and local retirement systems, the New York city retirement s... 244
Members of pension system absent on military duty 244‑A
Credit to members of public retirement systems for military service performed during war 245
Retirement allowances of certain war veterans 246
Leave of absence for public employees who are war veterans to continue study 247
Medals and decorations 248
Oaths 249
State and municipal officers and employees granted leaves of absence on July fourth in certain cases 250
Recording certificates of honorable discharge 250‑A
Lt 251
Depriving members of organized militia of employment 252
Discrimination against members of organized militia 253
Military service by parent 254
Video teleconferencing for families of persons ordered to active duty 255
Benefit information for national guard members and families
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Accessed:
Apr. 20, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 240-A’s source at nysenate​.gov

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