With the express authority of the Governor, a deserter may be dropped from the rolls of his organization. Any soldier discovered to be a deserter from the military or naval service of the United States shall, if not under charges, be dropped from the rolls.
Cal. Mil. & Vet. Code § 264
Enlisted Persons
Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.
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