Standing army; military subordinate to civil power

Ala. Const. art. I, § 27 — under Declaration of Rights.

Ala. Const. art. I, § 27

Standing army; military subordinate to civil power

That no standing army shall be kept up without the consent of the legislature, and, in that case, no appropriation for its support shall be made for a longer term than one year; and the military shall, in all cases, and at all times, be in strict subordination to the civil power.