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Those are my orders . Report here tomorrow afternoon , and remember that you are my prisoner . '' Samson bowed , and left the two cousins together , where shortly they were joined by the Attorney General . That evening , the three dined at the executive mansion , and sat until midnight in the Governor 's private office , still deep in discussion . During the long session , Callomb opened the bulky volume of the Kentucky Statutes , and laid his finger on Section 2673 . `` There 's the rub , '' he protested , reading aloud : '' ` The military shall be at all times , and in all cases , in strict subordination to the civil power . ' '' The Governor glanced down to the next paragraph , and read in part : '' ` The Governor may direct the commanding officer of the military force to report to any one of the following-named officers of the district in which the said force is employed : Mayor of a city , sheriff , jailer or marshal . ' ''